HVAC REQUIREMENTS IN TRAUMA ROOM (MINOR OR)
(Trauma room is the minor operating room in the emergency department)
1. Indoor Design Conditions:
Area
Summer
Winter
HVAC Design
Degree C (Degree F)
Degree C (Degree F)
Manual Ref.
Trauma Room
24 (76) - 50% RH
25 (78) - 30% RH
Table 1-1
2. Minimum Air Changes per Hour:
Area
Air Changes
HVAC Design
Manual Ref.
Trauma Room
Supply Air - 12
Table 1-2
Constant Volume
3.
Provide a 24- hour, dedicated air handling system for emergency area
3.1
including Trauma room.
4.
Provide a constant volume of air in the Trauma room. Other rooms in
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the emergency area can have variable volume of air.
5.
Provide 100% exhaust in the Trauma room.
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6.
Maintain positive pressure in the Trauma room.
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7.
Provide individual room temperature control in the Trauma room.
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8.
Individual room humidity control is not required in the Trauma room.
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9.
Special air distribution like a regular major OR is not required in the
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Trauma room.
10.
Maintain NC-40 in the Trauma room.
1.3.12
11.
Filtration: Pre -filters 30%, and After-filters 95%
Table 2-1
12.
Ambulatory Care in Natural Disaster Areas, provide an independent
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air-cooled air-conditioning system with emergency power for critical
Std. CD-54
area (such as Trauma room).
13.
No low exhaust or temperature and humidity recorders are required
for Trauma room.
14.
No re-circulating type units should be permitted in the Trauma room.
Contact Satish Sehgal @ 202-565-5032, Kurt Knight @ 202-565-4663, Don Walden 202-565-5014 or Sat
Gupta @ 202-565-5268 for additional information.
September 2001
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