title: Apparatus for emergency anaesthesia outside main hospitals.
abstract: The criteria which govern the design of anaesthetic equipment for emergency use away from a sophisticated operating theatre in a base hospital is discussed. A recently developed portable anaesthetic unit based on the air draw over principle and designed particularly for use with an obstetric flying squad is described and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen