07 / Anaesthesia · Machine check
Check the machine, and know why
15 lines, each attached to the failure that put it on the list.
The two-bag test, the oxygen analyser and the backup cylinder are the three that catch the failures that actually kill. If you remember nothing else from the list, remember those.
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Power & gases
Breathing system
Ventilator & scavenging
Airway & suction
Drugs & monitoring
Watch the check done
RCoA primary examination: OSCE equipment station
The college's own demonstration of the equipment station: the machine, the checks, the questions.
Source: Royal College of Anaesthetists · Watch on YouTubeWatch for
- The order of the check
- The two-bag test
- The backup cylinder and the self-inflating bag
The anaesthesia machine check
A consultant's walk through the machine check, line by line.
Source: ABCs of Anaesthesia · Watch on YouTube