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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1989

SAFETY GUIDELINES ON USE OF OXYGEN FOR HOSPITALS

OF OXYGEN IN AND HEALTH

ON THE SUPPLY AND USE A SET OF GUIDELINES

BY THE MEDICAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS HAS BEEN PREPARED DEPARTMENT.

(SATURDAY) ΤΟ

THE PRINTED GUIDELINES ARE BEING SENT OUT TODAY ALL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, SUBVENTED AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS.

THIS SET

THE AIM OF PRODUCING

OF GUIDELINES MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF OXYGEN.

IS

ΤΟ ADVISE

THAT

HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND

LISTING OUT CERTAIN MEASURES THE GUIDELINES ARE OF ADVISORY NATURE FOR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO FOLLOW TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF OXYGEN.

INSTITUTION'S

NEEDS,

"THEY ARE BY NO MEANS COMPREHENSIVE OR EXHAUSTIVE AND COULD

SUIT

OPERATIONAL MODIFIED TO EXPLAINED.

INDIVIDUAL

BE

HE

ADVISED, AMONG PROPERLY

UNDER THE GUIDELINES, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENTS ARE

THAT OXYGEN PIPING SYSTEMS ARE OTHER THINGS, TO ENSURE DESIGNED AND THAT THEY FUNCTION PROPERLY.

THEY ARE ALSO ADVISED TO CYLINDERS FOR IDENTITY OF GAS.

CHECK

OXYGEN INDIVIDUAL

TANKS

AND

OTHER

RECOMMENDATIONS

INSTALLATION THEATRES AND ANAESTHETISING

OF

OXYGEN

INCLUDE THE SUPPLY FAILURE ALARMS IN OPERATING LOCATIONS TO MONITOR OXYGEN SUPPLY PRESSURES.

ATTACHED TO THE GUIDELINES ARE EXTRACTS OF

COMMISSIONING OF

SYSTEMS

RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PIPED

CONTAINED EN THE TESTING AND

AND HEALTH TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 22 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SOCIAL SECURITY IN LONDON.

FOUR MAJOR MEDICAL COPIES OF THE GUIDELINES ARE ALSO SENT TO

NAMELY ASSOCIATIONS,

THE HONG KONG

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,

OF GENERAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (HONG KONG BRANCH), HONG KONG COLLEGE PRACTITIONERS AND THE FEDERATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETIES OF HONG KONG.

MEDICAL BODIES AT THE

THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED

HEALTH DEPARTMENT INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, MEDICAL AND HEADQUARTERS, 10TH FLOOR, SUNNING PLAZA, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG,

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