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Which federal agency regulates the construction of cylinders used to transport compressed gas in the United States?
A) American Society for Testing and Materials
B) Compressed Gas Association
C) Department of Transportation
D) Occupational Safety and Health Admiminstration |
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The indexing system that applies to medical gas cylinders size E and smaller is known as which system?
A) American Standard Safety System
B) Diameter Index Safety System
C) Cylinder Index Safety System
D) Pin Index Safety System |
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Assuming the cylinder is being manufactured and used in the United States, where is the serial number of the cylinder located?
A) Lower left
B) Lower right
C) Upper left
D) Upper right |
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The hospital receiving department has just accepted a truckload of cylinders that were manufactured in the United States. The cylinders are green. What is in them?
A) Air
B) Helium/oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Oxygen |
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At what inlet gas pressure is gas–powered respiratory therapy equipment manufactured in the United States designed and calibrated to operate with?
A) 25 psig
B) 50 psig
C) 75 psig
D) 100 psig |
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The device that must be attached to the cylinder outlet in order to make the gas pressure safe is called a
A) Escape valve
B) PSI valve
C) Regulator
D) Relief valve |
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A patient lives in a climate where it is very humid in the summer. Which of the following items might the patient need for his portable air compressor?
A) Air blender
B) Inline dessicant dryer
C) Pressure sensitive switch
D) Regulator |
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For therapeutic purposes, a helium and oxygen mixture (heliox) must be mixed with at least what percentage of O2?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40% |
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Alarms that alert personnel to problems in a bulk system traditionally signal which of the following?
I. Low liquid level in the primary or reserve systems
II. Reserve in use following a switchover from the main supply
III. Main supply line pressure variations exceeding 20%
A) I
B) I and II
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III |
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The National Fire Protection Association requires that hospitals maintain a gas supply reserve of how many days?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4 |
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If the hospital gas distribution alarm sounds, how can it be turned off?
A) Respiratory therapists and physicians can turn the alarms off manually.
B) The local fire department can turn the alarm off from the station.
C) The alarm must turn off automatically when the problem is resolved.
D) Maintenance personnel can turn the alarm off manually. |
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In which of the following areas are zone valves required?
I. Anesthetizing areas
II. Intensive care units
III. Patient rooms
A) I
B) I and II
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III |
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In situations where no specific atmospheric partial pressure is specified, what is the default total ambient pressure assumed to be?
A) 550 mm Hg
B) 660 mm Hg
C) 760 mm Hg
D) 860 mm Hg |
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