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c.
Fire alarm and piped medical gas alarm systems, including
smoke alarms, medical vacuum system alarms and alarms for ventilation for
smoke evacuation for those areas where patient evacuation is not feasible.
d.
Emergency communications to be used to notify the general
population (radio paging and intercom systems), including telephone system,
power and lighting for communication closets and crisis control centers, and
associated equipment. Various related systems are included as directed.
e.
Selected power, task lighting and receptacles at generator
set locations; in transformer, switchboard , mechanical and electrical
equipment rooms; repair shops and other equipment rooms; and charger for
battery powered emergency light sets.
f.
Elevator cab lighting, control, communication and signal
systems.
g.
Generator set auxiliaries, battery charger and jacket water
heater.
CRITICAL BRANCH LOADS. Emergency alternate power will supply task
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illumination, fixed equipment, selected receptacles and special power circuits
serving areas and functions related to inpatient care during the interruption
of normal power. The following are in agreement with NFPA-70 and NFPA-99:
a.
Nurse call, telephone equipment and selected computer
equipment and selected data outlets.
b.
Oxygen and medical gases equipment.
c.
In patient rooms (on inpatient nursing units), one duplex
receptacle will be provided per bed including mobilization beds located in the
patient service console. Two additional wall-mounted duplex receptacles will
be provided in single bedrooms and pediatric bedrooms.
d.
All receptacles in patient service consoles, isolation
nursing rooms, cystoscopy, IVP rooms, cardiac catheterization room,
radiographic special procedure rooms, oral surgery room, and recovery rooms.
Provide additional normal powered receptacles for backup of critical circuits.
e.
All receptacles in selected rooms in the surgery suite, the
delivery suite, nursery, coronary care unit, intensive care units,
hemodialysis, and emergency.
f.
All equipment for the refrigerated storage of blood,
biological, pathology specimens and medicines.
g.
Two X-ray rooms (including one fluoroscopic room) and
required automatic x-ray film processor station.
h.
Dental oral evacuation system and dental compressed air
system.
i.
Laboratories, incubators, analysis, blood bank, chemistry,
hematology plus selected receptacles.
j.
One flash sterilizer in each surgical suite and delivery
suit cluster core.
l.
Selected receptacles in admitting and disposition, pharmacy,
treatment rooms, nurse stations, and oral surgery rooms, Maxillofacial
surgery, Perodontics, and Endodontics clinic treatment areas with central
piped medical gas outlets.
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