Medical Gas
What are the most common types of medical gas used in health care facilities ? -
answer Oxygen , Nitrous Oxide, Nitrogen, Medical Air, Cryogenic liquids and Medical
vacuum systems.
What are other types of gas piping systems hospitals may have ? - answer Carbon
Dioxide, Helium and Ethylene.
What kind of piping may be used for medical gas systems ? - answer Seamless copper
Type L or Type K.
What markings must copper tube for medical gas have ? - answer Markings signifying
oxy, med or med-oxy use in either blue or green lettering.
What type of copper tube can be used? - answer Hard temper copper with the
exception that soft copper tube can be used for underground installations to reduce
number of joints.
How should medical piping and fittings arrive? - answerThey should all be cleaned,
capped and packaged in a manner that does not allow any contamination.
What is the minimum size piping for medical gas? - answer1/2"
How must valves and fittings be installed? - answerThey must be brazed or threaded.
Must keep threaded fittings to a minimum. All threaded joints must be accessible.
How do they prevent cross contamination ? - answerBy having specific outlets and
terminals that are sized and designed with pins that match the outlet of the particular
gas.
How many different sized connectors and pins are there to prevent cross
contamination? - answerThere are 6.
Its recommended wall mounted terminal units be how high off the floor? - answer1.5
meters.
When is flux permitted? - answerWhen joining dissimilar metals.
Pressure relief valves must have their discharge pipe ran to where? - answerMust be
piped to outdoors.
What are the most common types of medical gas used in health care facilities ? -
answer Oxygen , Nitrous Oxide, Nitrogen, Medical Air, Cryogenic liquids and Medical
vacuum systems.
What are other types of gas piping systems hospitals may have ? - answer Carbon
Dioxide, Helium and Ethylene.
What kind of piping may be used for medical gas systems ? - answer Seamless copper
Type L or Type K.
What markings must copper tube for medical gas have ? - answer Markings signifying
oxy, med or med-oxy use in either blue or green lettering.
What type of copper tube can be used? - answer Hard temper copper with the
exception that soft copper tube can be used for underground installations to reduce
number of joints.
How should medical piping and fittings arrive? - answerThey should all be cleaned,
capped and packaged in a manner that does not allow any contamination.
What is the minimum size piping for medical gas? - answer1/2"
How must valves and fittings be installed? - answerThey must be brazed or threaded.
Must keep threaded fittings to a minimum. All threaded joints must be accessible.
How do they prevent cross contamination ? - answerBy having specific outlets and
terminals that are sized and designed with pins that match the outlet of the particular
gas.
How many different sized connectors and pins are there to prevent cross
contamination? - answerThere are 6.
Its recommended wall mounted terminal units be how high off the floor? - answer1.5
meters.
When is flux permitted? - answerWhen joining dissimilar metals.
Pressure relief valves must have their discharge pipe ran to where? - answerMust be
piped to outdoors.
