Essential reading for intensive care equipment and procedures |
Thoracocentesis: the chest drain |
Underwater seal chest drain system |
The heat and moisture exchange filter (HME) |
A comparison of circuit humidification techniques |
Nebulised medication delivery for intubated patients |
The oxygen cylinder and flow rotameter |
Wall oxygen supply and pressure regulators |
Medical gas supply testing |
Nitric oxide supply systems |
Wall suction outlet regulator |
Non-rebreather oxygen mask |
Laerdal self-inflating bag-valve-mask resuscitator |
Pulse oximeter |
Co-oximetry |
Capnometry and the arterial-expired carbon dioxide gradient |
Cutaneous defibrillator pads |
Electrical safety in the ICU |
Electromagnetic interference with medical devices |