Amico NFPA Triplex SCD Modular Stack Mount User Manual
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Figure 2 NFPA Method - Medical Air Flow Calculation
Please refer to the table below to obtain an average flow that is required within the facility. This chart is also available
at www.amico.com.
4
Medical Air
Free Air Allowance, SCFM Simultaneous
Number of Units,
Air
Location of Outlets
Anesthetizing Locations
Acute Care Locations
Sub-Acute Patient Care
Per
Unit
Per
Bed
Per
Room
Per
Outlet
Use Factor
Beds, Rooms,
Outlets
SCFM
Special surgery and
cardiovascular
Major surgery and
orthopedic
Minor surgery
Emergency surgery
Radiology
Cardiac
catheterization
Ventilators
Delivery rooms
(Non-Anesthetizing)
Recovery
room/surgical
(Post-Anesthesia)
ICU/CCU
Emergency Room
Neonatal ICU
Dialysis units
Recovery rooms/OB
Ventilators
(Non-Anesthetizing)
Nursery
Patient rooms
(where shown)
Exam & Treatment Room
Pre-op holding
Respiratory care
Pulmonary function lab
3.5
6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
2
1
1
100
100
75
25
10
10
100
100
25
50
10
75
10
25
100
25
10
10
20
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.5
1
2
2
2
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
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3.
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5.
6.
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8.
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