Ward's Anaesthetic Equipment

1.Physical principles 2.Basic physics and electrical safety 3.The supply of anaesthetic gases 4.Medical gas services 5.Measurement of gas flow and pressure 6.Vaporizers 7.The anaesthetic workstation 8.Breathing systems and their components 9.Airway management devices 10.Equipment for the inhalation of oxygen and of Entonox 11.Manual resuscitators 12.Automatic ventilators 13.Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit 14.Humidifiers and nebulizers 15.Equipment for paediatric anaesthesia 16.Equipment for local anaesthesia 17.Physiological monitoring: principles and non-invasive monitoring 18.Physiological monitoring: gases 19.Physiological monitoring: advanced monitoring systems including: monitoring in the intensive care unit, Transesophageal echocardiography, Esophageal Doppler ultrasound, Cardiac output, EEG, Bispectral analysis, Haemodynamic, Thromboelastography 20.Atmospheric pollution 21.Infusion equipment and TIVA 22.Medical suction apparatus 23. Cleaning and sterilization 24.Computerised record keeping 25.Electrical hazards and their prevention 26.Surgical Diathermy 27.Defibrillators and pacemakers 28.Lasers 29.Provision of anaesthesia in difficult situations and in the developing world 30.Vigilance, human error, risk management and reporting faulty equipment Appendices Appendix I Directory of manufacturers/websites Appendix II SI units and table of conversions Appendix III Standards Appendix IV Checklist for anaesthetic machines Index