If you have to deliver O2 to a patient directly from a bedside outlet station, which of the follow-ing devices would you select?
a. Thorpe tube flowmeter
b. Bourdon-type gauge
c. Pressure-reducing valve
d. Medical gas regulator
ANS: A
The Thorpe tube flowmeter (Figure 40-26) is always attached to a 50-psig source, either a preset pressure-reducing valve or a bedside station outlet.
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