# What is a medical gas emergency cabinet?

A medical gas emergency cabinet keeps gases flowing to a critical area of the hospital if the network that feeds it fails, without anyone having to intervene.

The ULTRAGEC connects by derivation to the secondary network upstream of the critical area and holds 2 or 4 B50 cylinders of oxygen and medical air, a 40 m³/h vacuum pump, and a supervision monitor that watches primary and secondary network pressures. ULTRAGEC MOBILE puts the same cabinet on wheels.

## Sources

- [Ultra Controlo, Medical gas answers: ULTRAGEC datasheet.](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/medical-gas-answers#what-is-a-medical-gas-emergency-cabinet)
- [ultracontrolo.com: ULTRAGEC](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/products/ultragec)

Reviewed: 2026-10-22. Ultra Controlo engineering. https://library.ultracontrolo.com/answers/what-is-a-medical-gas-emergency-cabinet/