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.
saline, physiological. A 0.9% sterile solution of sodium chloride in water. This concentration of sodium chloride is considered approximately isotonic with the tears. It is used to store and rinse soft contact lenses, to irrigate the eye, etc.