TY - BOOK AU - Dorsch,Jerry A. AU - Dorsch,Susan E. TI - Understanding anesthesia equipment: construction, care, and complications. SN - 0683026151 AV - RD78.8.D67 U1 - 617/.96/028 19 PY - 1984/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Williams & Wilkins KW - Anesthesiology KW - Apparatus and instruments KW - Instrumentation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Compressed gas containers -- Medical gas piping systems -- The Anesthesia machine -- Vaporizers -- The breathing system: I.General considerations -- The breathing system: II.The mapleson systems -- The breathing system: III.Systems employing non-rebreathing valves -- The breathing system: IV.The circle system -- Controlling trace gas levels -- Hazards of anesthesia machines and breathing systems -- Face masks and airways -- Laryngoscopes -- Endotracheal tubes -- Equipment checking and maintenance -- Cleaning and sterilization ER -