Hospital Applications

 

 Quantitech have supplied portable systems for air monitoring within the Hospital environment for over 25 years. The two portable systems we offer for this application are the Gasmet DX4030 and Wilks Infraran.

 Examples of some of gases that may need to be monitored in hospital ambient air are:
 
Anaesthetic Gases:

Various anaesthetic gases are used in hospitals. Gas measurements are performed in operation rooms or in gas storage areas to verify that anaesthetic gases are not leaking. In addition, patients who are waking up from surgery are exhaling anaesthetic gases in significant concentrations (several hundred ppm).

Nitrous Oxide N2O
Sevoflurane CF3CH(CF3)OCH2F
Halothane CF3CHBrCl
Desflurane CF3CHFOCHF2
Enflurane CHF2OCF2CHCl

 Sterilising agents:
 
Hydrogen Peroxide and Ethylene oxide.
These compounds are used for area sterilization. While effective disinfectants, they are both highly toxic. Leak measurements from disinfection chambers and exposure monitoring are therefore critical measurements to ensure staff and patient safety.

 Laboratory applications:
 
Methyl methacrylate.
This used in the preparation of tissue samples and during artificial joint replacement operations, this toxic volatile compound needs to be monitored in order to avoid exposure of hospital staff.

Please note that the above list of gases is not exhaustive, the Infra red based systems we supply can be configured to measure any gas with the exception of diatomic gases (O2, N2, Cl2 etc), inert gases such as Argon, and H2S (the detection limit is too high for practical use).
 

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