Gas Scavengers
| Definition: |
Apparatus for removing exhaled or leaked anesthetic gases or other volatile agents, thus reducing the exposure of operating room personnel to such agents, as well as preventing the buildup of potentially explosive mixtures in operating rooms or laboratories. |
| Notes: |
note category & cross refs or read MeSH definition |
| Also Called: |
Anesthetic Gas Scavengers |
| Previously Indexed: |
Air Pollutants (1972-1983),Air Pollutants, Occupational (1975-1989),Anesthesia, Inhalation (1972-1989),Operating Rooms (1977-1989) |
Gas Scavengers Definitions and Terms
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