WorksheetsMedical Gas Systems 2021 51-75
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Liquid ring compressors, service water and seal water shall be treated to control_________.
a)
A. waterborne pathogens
b)
B. chlorine
c)
C. hyper chlorination
d)
D. all of the above
2.
Liquid ring compressor system shall have a reserve medical air standby header (1HR) or a____________ as backup.
a)
A. compressor
b)
B. condensate trap
c)
C. bulk system
d)
D. manifold
3.
The medical air intake shall be located a minimum of _____ from all vehicular exhausts and noxious fumes.
a)
A. 10 ft
b)
B. 15 ft
c)
C. 20 ft
d)
D. 25 ft
4.
The medical air intake shall be located a minimum of _____ from all doors, windows or other openings in the building.
a)
A. 10 ft
b)
B. 15 ft
c)
C. 20 ft
d)
D. 25 ft
5.
In a facility where medical gas or vacuum systems are present and the failure of such equipment or system is likely to cause imminent major injury or death to patients or caregivers, the system shall be designed to meet which Category of requirements?
a)
A. 1
b)
B. 2
c)
C. 3
d)
D. 4
6.
Category 1 medical-surgical vacuum sources shall, at a minimum, consist of ____________ or more vacuum pumps.
a)
A. two
b)
B. three
c)
C. four
d)
D. one
7.
Who shall be responsible for developing an emergency plan in the event of medical air loss at a Category 2 facility?
a)
A. Head of maintenance
b)
B. Chief engineer
c)
C. Facility staff
d)
D. Authority having jurisdiction
8.
Piping between the vacuum pump and the source shutoff valve shall be permitted to be _______.
a)
A. brass pipe
b)
B. galvanized steel pipe
c)
C. black steel pipe
d)
D. all of the above
9.
Computer systems used as a master alarm shall be continuously attended or shall provide remote signaling of responsible parties through _________.
a)
A. pagers
b)
B. telephone
c)
C. cell phone
d)
D. any of the above
10.
ASSE 6000 Annex J provides “Recommended Guidelines for Conducting Planned Medical Gas Systems Shutdown and Temporary Backfeed”. Annex J guidelines do NOT include a list of responsibilities for which types of worker?
a)
A. Shutdown Coordinator
b)
B. Verifier
c)
C. Medical Gas Generalist
d)
D. Installer
11.
An assembly of equipment that holds a capacity of oxygen greater than _____________is defined as a Bulk Oxygen System.
a)
A. 3000 ft3
b)
B. 10,000 ft3
c)
C. 20,000 ft3
d)
D. 28,000 ft3
12.
The medical-surgical vacuum exhaust shall be turned down and screened. The screening shall be fabricated using what type of material?
a)
A. steel mesh
b)
B. steel wire
c)
C. any non-corroding material
d)
D. all of the above
13.
Compressed gas cylinders must meet which of the following criteria in order to be acceptable for use in an acute health care facility?
a)
A. Utilize gas specific CGA connections
b)
B. Be appropriately identified by labels or stencils in accordance with CGA C-7 criteria
c)
C. Be constructed in accordance with specifications and regulations of OSHA
d)
D. Be appropriately color coded in accordance with U.S.D.A. requirements
14.
Who shall witness the installer perform the standing pressure test?
a)
A. Installation contractor superintendent
b)
B. Medical gas verifier
c)
C. The authority having jurisdiction or its designee
d)
D. B and C
15.
A patient care space is any space of a health care facility wherein patients are intended to be __________.
a)
A. sent for X-rays
b)
B. admitted or discharged
c)
C. examined or treated
d)
D. interviewed
16.
Stainless tube may be joined by any methods EXCEPT which of the following?
a)
A. Solder
b)
B. Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
c)
C. Metal inert gas (MIG)
d)
D. Tungsten inert gas(TIG)
17.
Excluding outdoor locations, which of these is an NFPA 99 requirement for the wiring of each of the two mandatory master alarms?
a)
A. Wired independently to the initiating device(s) for each signal
b)
B. Alarms shall be sent to the area alarm panel in the emergency room
c)
C. Without any splices
d)
D. Common conductors
18.
Which of the following is true of Category 1 support gases?
a)
A. Permitted to power medical – surgical tools
b)
B. Subject to greater hazards than present in other piped gases
c)
C. Used for respiration
d)
D. Both A and B
19.
WAGD networks shall provide a WAGD inlet in all locations where __________ is intended to be administered.
a)
A. Nitrous Oxide
b)
B. Nitrogen
c)
C. Oxygen
d)
D. Medical Air
20.
If a nonmetallic flexible connector is being used in a Category 1 health care facility to connect the manifold to the gas distribution piping, what is the maximum length (feet) permitted for the flexible connector?
a)
A. 5 ft
b)
B. 3 ft
c)
C. The use of flexible connectors is not permitted
d)
D. They shall be no longer than necessary
21.
Inspection and testing shall be performed on all new piped gas systems, additions, renovations, temporary installations or repaired systems to assure the facility that all applicable provisions of NFPA 99C have been adhered to and system integrity has been achieved or maintained. What is required of the individual doing the testing or inspecting?
a)
A. Have two years experience
b)
B. Have a documented procedure
c)
C. Be a certified tester
d)
D. none of the above
22.
Liquid containers shall have additional product identification (such as a 360 degree wrap-a-round tape for medical liquid containers) visible from all directions with a minimum of ________high letters.
a)
A. 1”
b)
B. 2”
c)
C. 3”
d)
D. none of the above
23.
Vacuum piping for ____________ shall be connected separately from the medical surgical system directly to the receiver tank through its own isolation valve and fluid trap located at the receiver.
a)
A. The standing vacuum test
b)
B. A teaching laboratory
c)
C. Each WAGD system
d)
D. A location requiring seismic restraint
24.
The vacuum exhaust shall not discharge ______________.
a)
A. on a roof
b)
B. at a different level from air intakes
c)
C. in a place of public assembly
d)
D. outside
25.
Which of these operations would NOT breach the vacuum system?
a)
A. Addition of a system component
b)
B. Removal of system component
c)
C. Replacement of system component with an identical one
d)
D. Testing a system component with a leak detecting solution
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