Essentials of anaesthetic equipment

• Main Authors: Al-Shaikh, Baha (Author), Stacey, Simon 1966- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York Churchill Livingstone 2002
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Anesthesiology > instrumentation; Anesthesia
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 Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment gives a concise, easy to understand description of equipment and its use in anaesthesia, intensive care and pain relief. Written to provide the trainee anaesthetist with an attractive and modern introductory textbook of the equipment which is in current usage, it is superbly illustrated with colour photographs and simple diagrams. A glossary is included to define the large vocabulary of technical terminology. Anaesthetic and intensive care nurses and operating theatre practitioners will also find the book of value. Simple and succinct text with colour photographs and explanatory diagrams Standardized format used for each piece of equipment: components, mechanism of action and problems in practice and safety features Summary boxes included for each chapter, highlighting important key points about difficult equipment systems Highly visual, four-colour design enabling quick and easy access to important information Completely revised and updated throughout to include many new equipment models in anaesthesia and intensive care Concisely written text supplemented with useful checklists, flow charts and key points Section of key MCQ questions to be incorporated and cross-referenced to main text, to help with preparation of membership board exams