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| | Control of Waste Anesthetic Gases |
 | | Administering inhalant anesthetics by open drop (eg, periodically dripping liquid volatile anesthetic onto a gauze sponge) or insufflation (eg, delivery of a relatively high flow of anesthetic in oxygen into the trachea or pharynx through a catheter) techniques. |
 | | Measuring the concentration of anesthetic in the breathing zone of the most heavily exposed workers is the usual procedure. |
 | | After establishing procedures for control of anesthetic gases, the logical next step for veterinary clinics, hospitals, laboratories, and other institutions is the development of a consistent monitoring program for waste gases that is suitable, both qualitatively and economically, for the particular type of practice. |
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