What Is A Medical Oxygen Cylinder

The main switch of the medical oxygen bottle is located directly above the oxygen bottle, with a hand wheel that can be rotated by hand. It is advisable to rotate the hand wheel half a turn counterclockwise. If the opening angle is too small, the pressure will not be fully released. The readings may be inaccurate, and it does not make sense to open it too far. When closing, rotate the valve clockwise. The opening and closing direction of the cylinder is the same as that of the faucet, which can be memorized by the method of opening and closing the faucet. Whether the oxygen cylinder is closed can be confirmed by the pressure gauge on the oxygen meter. After the bottle valve is closed, the pressure on the oxygen gauge will gradually decrease (when the flow adjustment switch is on). When the pressure gauge shows 0, the air bubbles in the humidification bottle will gradually decrease to no more, which means that the oxygen bottle switch has been closure. After closing, the oxygen pressure gauge will gradually return to zero, and the moisture bottle will bubble for a while, which is a normal phenomenon.