The Basics
The color of a nitrous tank
What is blue
Nitrous oxide is often used in this medical practice to help relieve pain.
What is anesthesia?
What is hypoxia (oxygen deprivation)
This system is designed to pick up excess gases.
What is the Scavenging System
Another common name for nitrous oxide
What is laughing gas
The most common way nitrous oxide is administered in medical settings.
What is inhalation
This system is designed to turn off nitrous oxide supply automatically when oxygen delivery is compromised or depleted.
What is the Fail-Safe System
The chemical formula of nitrous oxide
N2O
The gas often used in combination with nitrous oxide in medical settings for anesthesia.
Oxygen
This system is designed to prevent using the incorrect type of gas.
What is the Pin-Index System
The physical state of nitrous oxide at room temperature
The year nitrous oxide was first discovered by Joseph Priestley
The boiling point of N2O
What is 127F