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In anaesthesia, air gases is used in the following applications:
As a carrier gas for narcotic substances in inhalational anaesthesia.
As a substitute for oxygen when combined with nitrous oxide to reduce the high concentration of oxygen exposure in patients whose delicate respiratory systems are sensitive to oxygen toxicity.