Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
The Anesthesia Machine - Safety Features
audible oxygen alarm
An audible oxygen alarm is fitted in the oxygen supply line of the high-pressure system. It will sound when the pressure in the supply line is greater than 0 and less than 30 psi. Traditionally this was a reed or whistle, but is now commonly electronic.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Anesthesia Machine - Safety Features." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728189/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Safety_Features.
The Anesthesia Machine - Safety Features. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728189/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Safety_Features. Accessed August 27, 2025.
The Anesthesia Machine - Safety Features. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728189/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Safety_Features
The Anesthesia Machine - Safety Features [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 August 27]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728189/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Safety_Features.
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