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See John's reply, it is accurate and was what I was typing when John posted his.
Klima ufh mat - am I being stupid here?
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See John's reply, it is accurate and was what I was typing when John posted his.
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As a practising Gas Man, or anaesthetist if you like, a couple of comments.
Cyclopropane was widely used up to 25 to 30 years ago, and the floors were indeed antistatic , as was footware, stools chairs breathing tubes etc, its why all the rubber tubing you see in old films is black (graphite as in the wellies above.
Both Nitrous Oxide AND Oxygen are infact widely used, and are both oxidizing agents. Nitrous is ALWAYS used with oxygen these days.
Most of the other agents that you breath in are now considered non-flammable, but there is still plenty of things in the OT that will burn - not least the solvent (iso-propyl alchol) that is used in many skin preps.
Of more concern is "micro-shock" where currents as low as a few micro amps can cause the heart to effectively stop.
Cyclopropane was widely used up to 25 to 30 years ago, and the floors were indeed antistatic , as was footware, stools chairs breathing tubes etc, its why all the rubber tubing you see in old films is black (graphite as in the wellies above.
Both Nitrous Oxide AND Oxygen are infact widely used, and are both oxidizing agents. Nitrous is ALWAYS used with oxygen these days.
Most of the other agents that you breath in are now considered non-flammable, but there is still plenty of things in the OT that will burn - not least the solvent (iso-propyl alchol) that is used in many skin preps.
Of more concern is "micro-shock" where currents as low as a few micro amps can cause the heart to effectively stop.
Wow, this has to be the biggest thread crept post I've ever put on the internet. Well done folks, keep it coming!
Everything I see in old films is either black or white
Everything I see in old films is either black or white
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That's interesting. I thought/assumed that things had 'moved on'. As an admission of my age, my past familiarity was with the use of nitrous (and oxygen!) as a vehicle for halothane, primarily, if I recall correctly, because its analgesic properties enabled appreciably lower amounts of halothane to be used. However, I thought (clearly wrongly!) that this was no longer necessary/done with the modern inhaled agents.
I'm not sure that it should be happening in an 'Electrics' forum, but one learns something every day. Thanks!
Kind Regards, John
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