The detection of cyanosis in patients requires high quality hospital lighting and adequate power output around the 660nm wavelength.
Cyanosis is a condition where the skin and mucous membranes give off a bluish discolouration, which indicates that oxygen levels in the blood are dangerously depleted.
To meet the Australian Hospital Standard and be suitable for detecting cyanosis in hospitals, all hospital lighting systems must meet two criteria: a Cyanosis Observation Index of less than 3.3 and a colour temperature between 3200K and 5500K.
The Hitachi AAA fluorescent tubes, available from ANL Lighting , have a COI of 3.0, a colour temperature of 5000K and the highest colour rendition index of all lamps currently on the market. The Hitachi AAA tubes have been tested approved and are the recommended fluorescent tubes for hospitals.
This makes the Hitachi AAA fluorescent tubes an excellent hospital lighting option for operating theatres, patient treatment rooms, consultation rooms, accident emergency areas and other areas within a hospital that require perfect colour rendition of skin.