NFPA 2024 Recertification Practice Exam Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering central supply systems, medical gas piping standards, and clinical sedation levels based on the NFPA 2024 practice exam.

Reserve supply

The portion of the central supply system that supplies the piping system when the primary supply is exhausted or is not operative.

Central supply system location requirements

Requirements for storage of positive pressure gases including noncombustible or limited combustible interior finishes if located indoors, lockable doors or gates, and access to move cylinders and equipment.

General Anesthesia

A drug induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by painful stimulation.

Manufactured assembly leakage threshold

The leakage from a completed assembly that shall not exceed $0.00031\,\text{cubic inches per second}$ when tested at $20\,\text{psi}$ above the operating pressure pipelines.

ASTM B819

Standard for seamless copper pipe used in conjunction with the installation of medical gas tubing.

Minimal Sedation (Anxiolysis)

One of the four levels of sedation identified by NFPA 99.

Moderate Sedation/Analgesia (Conscious Sedation)

One of the four levels of sedation identified by NFPA 99.

Deep Sedation/Analgesia

One of the four levels of sedation identified by NFPA 99.