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Medical Gasses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Green | Oxygen |
| Yellow | Air |
| Grey | Carbon Dioxide |
| Brown | Helium |
| Brown/Green | Heliox |
| Blue | Nitrous Oxide |
| Teal | Nitric Oxide |
| Nitric Oxide (NO) | Colorless, Metallic |
| Nitrous Oxide (N2O) | Colorless, Sweet, CNS Depressent |
| Helium (He) | Odorless, Colorless, tasteless, STPD = 0.1785 g/L, Non Flammable |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | Colorless, Odorless, STPD = 1.52 g/L, Non-flammable, doesn't support combustion |
| Air | Colorless, Odorless, STPD = 1.29 g/L |
| Oxygen (O2) | Colorless, Odorless, tasteless, STPD = 1.43 g/L, Non flammable, supports combustion |
| STPD | Standard Temperature and Pressure, Dry conditions. |