Exam 16: Health Care

The ____ of the essential electrical system shall supply power for lighting, receptacles, and equipment in a hospital.

Branch circuits serving only special-purpose outlets or receptacles (such as portable X-ray outlets) do not require ____.

For essential electrical systems under ____, deletion of the time-lag intervals feature for delayed automatic connection to the equipment branch shall be permitted.

Each patient bed location shall have a minimum of ____ receptacles.

Requirements in 517.40(C) through 517.44 do not apply to freestanding buildings used as nursing homes and limited care facilities, provided that ____.

Ground-fault protection of equipment shall be provided for solidly grounded wye electric services of more than 150 volts to ground but not exceeding ____ volts phase-to-phase for each service disconnect rated 1000 amperes or more.

Wet procedure locations are the areas in a patient care space where a procedure is performed that is normally subject to wet conditions while patients are present, including standing fluids on the floor or drenching of the work area, where either such condition ____.

The space within a patient room no less than 6 ft beyond the bed's perimeter (in its normal location), and extending vertically no less than 71.2 ft from the floor is defined as the ____.

Critical care space served from ____ shall not be required to have circuits from the normal system.

One transfer switch shall be permitted to serve one or more branches or systems in a facility with a maximum demand on the essential electrical system of ____.

An alternate power source can be ____ driven by some form of prime mover(s).

Essential electrical systems for hospitals shall be comprised of ____ capable of supplying a limited amount of lighting and power service that is considered essential for life safety and effective hospital operation during the time the normal electrical service is interrupted for any reason.

Electrical installation criteria and wiring methods for health care facilities are ____ for a standard commercial or industrial project.

A system of feeders and branch circuits supplying power for lighting, receptacles, and equipment essential for life safety that is automatically connected to alternate power sources by one or more transfer switches during interruption of the normal power source is called a ____.

Demand calculations for generator set(s) sizing shall be based on the following: (1) prudent demand factors and historical data, (2) ____, (3) Article 220 feeder calculation procedures, or (4) any combination of the preceding.

The flexible cord shall include a storage device that does not subject the cord to less than a ____ bending radius.

At least one of the receptacles of a patient bed location must be connected to (1) the normal system branch circuit as required or (2) a critical branch circuit supplied by ____ not associated with other receptacles at the same patient bed location.

Life safety branch installation and alternate power source connection shall provide that all functions (specified herein) be automatically restored to operation within ____ after interruption occurs.

The critical branch should include blood, bone and tissue banks, critical care systems, and ____.

The branch circuit serving patient bed locations shall ____.