Types of Gas Used in Medical Gas Systems in Hospitals. 1  Medical gas systems in hospitals are, in a word, lifesaving. These assemblies supply piped oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and medical air to hospital areas such as patient rooms, recovery areas, operating rooms, and more.
The definition of a saline is a salt source. An example of a saline is a salt lick used by horses and cows. of, characteristic of, or containing common salt, or sodium chloride.
Unbalanced Crystalloids : contain no buffer (note: additionally, normal saline has higher chloride concentration than the above) Normal Saline (NS) (see Normal Saline, [[Normal Saline]]): 0.9% NaCl Half Normal Saline (see Half Normal Saline, [[Half Normal Saline]]): 0.45% NaCl Quarter Normal Saline: 0.22% NaCl