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Teleflex Iso-Gard
Mask
Eliminate
Dangerous Gases in the
PACU
Teleflex has come up with an
interesting product to
address a largely unknown
and invisible problem: anes-
thetic gases expelled by
patients in the PACU. Seventy
percent of patients in recov-
ery continue to exhale gases
above OSHA- and
NIOSH-recommended
safety levels for waste
anesthetic gas expo-
sure, the rep explained.
For staff, that can lead
to nausea, fatigue,
headaches, and — in
extreme cases — mis-
carriages, sterility and
birth defects. The Iso-
Gard Mask, which can
be worn by patients,
has a one-way valve.
When the patient is
given oxygen, exhaled
gases are scavenged off
F R O M T H E E X H I B I T H A L L
THE PRICE OF GAS
The Iso-Gard
Mask can improve
staff safety.
