title: Test procedures for continuous-flow anaesthetic apparatus.
abstract: Equipment management arrangements in hospitals, including safety and function testing, relating to continuous-flow anaesthetic apparatus have been found wanting following examination of a number of recent incidents. A problem exists with the complexity of the tests required and the number of necessary test instruments. In this article the required tests are examined, and a specially designed test set to make fuller testing a practical proposition for hospital staff and for manufacturers' service technicians is described.
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen