To safeguard against gas leaks in pharmaceutical industries and
laboratories, businesses are turning to oxygen deficiency monitors. Learn when,
where, and why an oxygen monitor or O2 monitor may be required.
Oxygen Monitors in Medical and Pharmaceutical Settings
In the hospital setting, nitrogen gas is widely used. During
surgeries, nitrogen powers equipment and preserves blood and tissues. Nitrogen
gas is also used to freeze and destroy tissue.
Hospitals work with other gases, such as carbon monoxide,
for lung diffusion testing and culturing. Laboratories growing cultures for
analysis, testing, and research require that the tissue samples be grown under
strict environmental conditions. Medical gases can control the environment to
ensure that tissue samples are not contaminated by any sort of bad
bacteria.
Magnetic resonance imaging machines use nitrogen gas to cool the
magnet and keep the machine working properly. As such, it is critical to have
an oxygen monitor in an MRI room to protect the safety of patients in the MRI
machine and technicians performing the MRI. In 2000, a technician was killed
and several others were injured when nitrogen escaped from the closed chamber
and into the room.
Pharmaceutical facilities also rely on nitrogen gas for multiple
uses. Since the gas can keeps oxygen out of an environment, it can ensure
the purity of a chemical compound or preserve the longevity of a packaged
medical product. Nitrogen is also kept on hand as a natural fire
suppressant and purifier. Nitrogen gas generators allow pharma plants to access nitrogen gas on
demand for a low cost.
How an Oxygen Deficiency Monitor Protects Workers in
Laboratories, Hospitals, and Pharma
Staff and patients in hospitals, pharma, and laboratories need to
stay safe. By installing an O2 monitor
in any rooms where potentially harmful gases are used, employers can safeguard
their workers' and their patients' air quality.
The wall-mounted monitors continually check the levels of oxygen
in the air. As long as oxygen levels are above the minimum amount, the alarm
remains silent. If a gas like nitrogen were to leak in MRI rooms or lab storage
facilities, the amount of oxygen in the air would begin to drop. Once oxygen
fell to the minimum safe level, the alarm would go off, warning staff of the
problem. Staff could then leave the room and evacuate patients.
While these devices are important to protect public safety, they
also keep the facility in compliance with the law. Hospitals, medical, and pharma facilities are required to install
oxygen monitors where potentially hazardous gases are used.
Since medical and pharma settings may store and use gases in
many locations, multiple oxygen monitors may be needed. PureAire's oxygen sensors can last for 10 years
with no maintenance. Our quality oxygen deficiency monitors are of the highest
quality, to provide peace of mind and total protection in medical and
pharmaceutical settings. Learn more about the line of oxygen monitors offered
by PureAire at www.pureairemonitoring.com.
