ESMOE - Essential Equipment List for Anaesthesia Flashcards

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  1. Fixed equipment:
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  1. Anaesthesia machine with anti-hypoxia device
  2. Reliable oxygen supply
  3. Oxygen cylinder with flow-valve/meter and oxygen masks/tubing
  4. Ventilator
  5. Vaporisers for halothane and isoflurane
  6. Integrated anaesthetic monitor (ECG, NIBP, SpO2, capnography)
  7. Tilting table with lateral arm supports
  8. Anaesthetic wedge
  9. Suction apparatus - tubing and Yankhauer nozzles
  10. Defib + conducting gel
  11. Forced air warmer
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  1. Equipment for manual ventilation
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  1. Manual resuscitation bag
  2. OP airways size 2-4
  3. Face masks sizes 3-5
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  1. Equipment for IV access and infusions
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  1. IV cannulae sizes 14-20G
  2. IV infusion sets (20-droppers and blood giving sets)
  3. Sharps container
  4. Balanced salt solutions
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  1. Equipment for intubation
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  1. Laryngoscope handle with batteries
  2. Laryngoscope blades (size 3 and 4)
  3. Stylet/bougie/introducer
  4. Magill’s forceps
  5. Cuffed ETTs (sizes 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5)
  6. Syringe to inflate cuff
  7. Strapping
  8. LMA (sizes 3 and 4)
  9. Stethoscope to confirm intubation
  10. Cricothyroidotomy set (scalpel handle and blade)
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  1. Other equipment
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  1. Hb measurement
  2. Thermometer
  3. Gloves - Sterile and non sterile
  4. Syringes
  5. 25 or 26G pencil-point spinal needles with introducers
  6. Anaesthetic records
  7. Resuscitation algorithm
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5 general equipment areas to check

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  1. Fixed equipment
  2. Equipment for manual ventilation
  3. Equipment for IV access and infusions
  4. Equipment for intubation
  5. Other equipment
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