It is adapted from the 1993 FDA Anesthesia Apparatus Checkout Recommendations. This procedure must be performed prior to the initiation of anesthetic care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The performance of this procedure will be charted on a machine checklist flowsheet prior to the initiation of anesthetic care. In addition, completion will be documented on the anesthesia time- based record by writing Machine Check Complete and initialing. Close cylinder and flush cylinder system to 0 psi.
Check fill level and tighten vaporizers filler caps.
Squeeze bulb repeatedly until fully collapsed. If an anesthesia provider uses the same machine in successive cases, these steps need not be repeated or may be abbreviated after the initial checkout.