Soda lime

Re: Soda lime

Kerry Spain — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:17:13 GMT

fair doo's a cannister it it then

Re: Soda lime

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:04:16 GMT

no worries Kerry!

just a to and fro is also known as water's canister!

I've always referred to it as soda lime canister

http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2001/09_01/erickson.htm

Re: Soda lime

Kerry Spain — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:59:35 GMT

and may I also add that the ADE is one of the most expensive and sophisticated circuits available (to my knowledge)

Re: Soda lime

Kerry Spain — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:57:39 GMT

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surgical)VN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Kerry 'kezzathecat' Haigh RVN"]

We change ours every 2 weeks as we have a Humphrey ADE and the Waters canister is quite small on it so I guess it exhausts quicker. When it has had it it ends up in a clinny waste bag

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Aggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh waters canister!!! this has to be one of the worst circuit to use!!!!

There is only one place that these belong and that is the veterinary museum!!!!

these circuits easily fall off the table or disconnect from patient or extubate the patient.

With the canister very close to the patient the patient may end up inhaling the fine powder from the canister.

Also as the soda lime becomes exhausted the dead space of the circuit increases.

If the soda lime is not packed tightly it can cause the expired gases to avoid going through the soda lime causing the patient to re-breath CO2.

As most of the books will tell you the disadvantages out way the advantages.

Sorry rant over. I know some practices have to make do with available equipment.

Sorry again!!!

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OK firstly we use a HUMPHREY ADE (as clearly described in my previous post)

This circuit is NOTHING like a to and fro, so my mistake for using the the term 'Waters Canister'

I have always used this expression for referring to the 'thing' which holds the soda lime. No doubt some one on here will inform me of the correct term for the contraption which holds the soda lime.

Re: Soda lime

Laura Ringsell — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:53:01 GMT

[quote user="Mrs Dot Dot RVN MBVNA"]

We use the pink to white soda lime, and change it at the beginning of every month, regardless of how pink or white it is...depending on how busy we have been depends on its colour! Quite often less that a third has changed to white, but I just prefer to know that it is changed regularly.

We also are as full on with H&S as possible eg gloves, masks, aprons and well ventilated room and then seal up tightly the bag with the old stuff in and dispose of it in clinical waste....... it is nasty stuff!

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Ditto for us - this will make your hair curl though. Someone i used to work with was told when she was a studnet (by the Senior vet) that when it changes to white you wash it to re-fresh it, dry it out and then bobs your uncle ready to use again - I am not joking!!!

Re: Soda lime

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:34:23 GMT

[quote user="Kerry 'kezzathecat' Haigh RVN"]

We change ours every 2 weeks as we have a Humphries ADE and the Waters canister is quite small on it so I guess it exhausts quicker. When it has had it it ends up in a clinny waste bag