Evaluation of Dental N2O Anesthesia Equipment.

Abstract

Nitrous oxide levels were determined in a dental clinic to evaluate the performance of gas anesthesia equipment, The Porter MXR gas anesthesia machine and scavenging mask, the Fraser-Harlake machine, and the Narco-McKesson Brown scavenging mask were used during the survey. When the Porter MXR machine was used with Brown mask, the nitrous oxide level was below the NIOSH recommended standard of 50 ppm TWA. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113164

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  • Kathleen A. Carson

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anesthesia
  • Anesthesia Equipment
  • Calibration
  • Dentists
  • Environmental Health
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Respiration
  • Sampling
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

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