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Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Event

Oxygen Supply Options


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Distribution Systems

PODS—Patient Oxygen Distribution System

  • Mimics hospital system.
  • Off the floor—no tripping hazard.
Photo of a medical facility using the PODS System.  A yellow circle highlights the tubes used in oyxgen distribution suspended above the work/patient area.
Photo of a surgical facility using the SODS System.  A yellow circle highlights the tubes used in oyxgen distribution suspended above the surgical area.

SODS—Surgical Oxygen Distribution System

  • Operating room equivalent to PODS.

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