Medical air is an oxygen and nitrogen gas mixture obtained from air. It is dry, clean and purified, colourless and odourless. It is much purer than ordinary air.

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The primary use of medical air is to support patient respiration at hospitals and other healthcare facilities. It is also an inhalation anaesthetic. A surgeon relies on medical air to keep a patient comfortable and breathing in the operation room. The gas is also suitable for laboratories and other clean and sterile environments. Other medical air applications include aerosol and ventilator therapies, operating surgical equipment and drying medical equipment.