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An apparatus and method for preventing contamination of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit of A Hospital by the use of a mask sealed to the patient\s face and connected by a ventilator circuit to an airator that pulls a vacuum to exhaust the patient\s expirations to the outside atmosphere. The disclosure

An apparatus and method for preventing contamination of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit of A Hospital by the use of a mask sealed to the patient\s face and connected by a ventilator circuit to an airator that pulls a vacuum to exhaust the patient\s expirations to the outside atmosphere. The disclosure also includes a “oxyvent”which is a tube adapted to be attached to an oxygen tank and to a patient to provide a higher oxygen ratio to the patient and to provide forced ventilation to a patient who has difficulty ventilating.

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A post anesthesia patient care apparatus for providing oxygen to a patient and for precluding contamination of the atmosphere of a post anesthesia care facility by a patient\s expirations of anesthesia gases or pathogens, said patient care apparatus comprising: a) a generally transparent face mask h

A post anesthesia patient care apparatus for providing oxygen to a patient and for precluding contamination of the atmosphere of a post anesthesia care facility by a patient\s expirations of anesthesia gases or pathogens, said patient care apparatus comprising: a) a generally transparent face mask having a mask base with a pliable outer edge carrying an adhesive for sealingly engaging the patient\s face to preclude leakage of gas from between a patient\s face and the outer edge of the mask base into the atmosphere, said mask base extending from said outer pliable edge toward a generally central opening to be positioned approximately above a patient\s mouth, said central opening including a seal-interlock component for sealingly receiving a cover adapter; b) a generally transparent cover adapter carrying a mating seal-interlock component for sealingly mating with the seal component of said mask base, said cover adapter having a connector for connecting said mask to a ventilator circuit; c) said mask including a quick disconnect device for removing at least a portion of said mask for quick access to a patient\s mouth or nasal passages; d) a ventilator circuit removably and sealingly connected to said connector of said cover adapter, said circuit including a first conduit for delivering oxygen to a patient and a second conduit for receiving a patient\s expirations; and e) an airator having a pneumatic circuit with a first inspiratory branch interconnected between an oxygen source and the first conduit for delivering the oxygen mixture to a patient, and a second expiratory branch interconnected between second conduit and a vacuum source for transmitting patient expirations, including contaminants, outside the patient\s atmosphere within a post anesthesia care facility.