title: Mobile anesthesia: Ready, set, pack, and go.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although we get into the habit of thinking that anesthesia cannot be safely delivered without the availability of all equipments available in a state of the art Operating room, we find ourselves faced with situations where the availability and mobility of all this equipment is limited ; this results in the impetus to start a thought process of how we can perform mobile anesthesia with less technology. Disaster situations, such as earthquakes, floods, or armed conflicts, might happen in areas where access of a regular operating room might be hours away or not available at all.
  Delivering mobile Anesthesia during the golden hour can be a totally different experience from customary anesthesia practices in a regular operating room.It requires setting up a field/forward surgical teams with its organization and structure. Total Intravenous anesthesia gained popularity in crisis and combat situations and has been documented as a safe method in crisis situations.Anesthesia configured medic bag: Is a modified medic bag that can be utilized to contain the most commonly used Anesthesia supply material in a portable way.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In reviewing the knowledge of how to provide anesthesia in crisis and disaster situations we conclude that there is evidence that anesthesia can be safely and efficiently delivered in a remote areas with limited tools and technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake St., Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khayata
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bourque