Chapter 13 Medical Gas

1. This chapter does not apply to ________________________________.

Code Section 1301.2 (9)

• a. compressed gas systems

• b. installation requirements

• c. portable compressed gas systems

• d. oxygen compatibility

2. Piping and drain traps in psychiatric patient rooms shall be ___________________.

Code Section 1303.2

• a. exposed

• b. concealed

• c. vandal-proof

• d. conventional

3. Ice makers/storage chests shall be located in nurses’ stations or similarly supervised areas to prevent ______________.

Code Section 1303.3

• a. theft

• b. vandalism

• c. contamination

• d. misuse

4. Receptors for indirect waste from sterilizers or bedpan steamers shall be ___________________.

Code Section 1303.4.1

• a. located within the same room

• b. located in a common area

• c. in a mechanical equipment room

• d. accessible to the patient

5. An indirect waste pipe for a bed pan steamer shall have a trap seal of not less than _____________.

Code Section 1303.4.1

• a. 1 inch

• b. 2 inches

• c. 3 inches

• d. 4 inches

6. When a sterilizer has provisions for a vapor vent, the vent shall be ___________________.

Code Section 1303.4.2

• a. equipped with backflow protection

• b. extended to the outdoors above the roof

• c. connected to the sanitary system vents

• d. piped to an indirect waste receptor

7. Potable water supply to the aspirator shall be protected by _____________________.

Code Section 1303.5

• a. a vacuum breaker or equivalent backflow protection

• b. a vacuum pump

• c. an airgap

• d. backflow protection unnecessary

8. Water-operated aspirators shall be installed only when approved by the ______________.

Code Section 1303.5

• a. health agencies

• b. Authority Having Jurisdiction

• c. American Medical Association

• d. listing agency

9. Dryers, after-coolers, separators, and receivers shall be equipped with ________________.

Code Section 1303.6 & 1313.7 (3) & 1314.4 (4)

• a. p-traps

• b. drum traps

• c. deep seal traps

• d. drains

10. Station outlets and inlets shall be installed in strict accordance with the ______________________.

Code Section 1304.2

• a. designer’s recommendations

• b. hospital’s regulations

• c. standard installation procedures

• d. manufacturer’s instructions