All About WAGs
WAG is an acronym for this
Waste Anesthetic Gas
Who is responsible for leak testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining the anesthesia machines?
LVTs
Anesthesia machine maintenance records are kept in this location
Anesthesia induction occurs here at CAC where?
Treatment
WAGs come from these two sources
Leaking anesthetic circuit and exhaled breath from patients recovering from anesthesia
Soda lime is changed on this schedule
Every 8-12 hours of use, or at minimum once a week.
Maintenance logs for changing soda lime are found here
On a clipboard leaning against the surgery window south
On Maintenance Calendar North
The anesthetic gas used at CAC
Isoflurane
Scavenging system
f/air cansiters are changed once they have gained this amount of weight
50 grams
Maintenance logs for changing f/air canisters are found here
On a clipboard hanging by the OR door South
On each machine with card and then stored in maintenance binder once full North
We do this every time we change a set up with an anesthesia machine and first thing in the morning.
leak testing
If you are concerned about exposure to WAGs, you should contact your OSHA safety officer, who is this
Matti South
Alexa North
Soda lime does this to the gas
Removes Carbon Dioxide from the rebreathing system
f/air canisters are weighed _________ and these weights are recorded _________.
We do this before turning on the ISO to reduce WAG?
Check for a leak in the ETT
We do this after a procedure before moving to a cage to reduce WAG
keeping patients on oxygen without isoflurane for 5 minutes
Our anesthesia machines are checked and maintained on this schedule
Annually
These individuals are responsible for updating maintenance logs and records
Anyone performing maintenance! Usually LVTs but could be trained assistants as well.
The scavenging system at CAC is _____________ and the equipment that accomplishes the task of scavenging is called ______________.
passive, f/air canister