Understanding Anesthesia Equipment

GAS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Medical Gas Cylinders and Containers
Medical Gas Pipeline Systems
Suction Equipment
Oxygen Concentrators

ANESTHESIA MACHINES AND BREATHING SYSTEMS
The Anesthesia Machine
Vaporizers
The Breathing System: General Principles, Common Components, and Classifications
Mapleson Breathing Systems
The Circle System
Manual Resuscitators
Humidification Equipment
Anesthesia Ventilators
Controlling Trace Gas Levels
Hazards of Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems
Latex Allergy

AIRWAY EQUIPMENT
Face Masks and Airways
Supraglottic Airway Devices
Laryngoscopes
Tracheal Tubes and Associated Equipment
Lung Isolation Devices
Devices for Managing the Difficult Airway

MONITORING DEVICES
Gas Monitoring
Airway Volumes, Flows, and Pressures
Pulse Oximetry
Neuromuscular Transmission Monitoring
Alarm Devices
Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitors
Data Management Systems
Temperature Monitoring

EQUIPMENT RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS
Equipment for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Environment
Temperature Control Equipment
Operating Room Fires and Personnel Injuries Related to Sources of Ignition

EQUIPMENT CARE
Equipment Checkout
Cleaning and Sterilization