Components of A Typical Machine
A modern anaesthesia machine includes the following components:
- Connections to piped hospital oxygen, medical air, and nitrous oxide.
- Reserve gas cylinders of oxygen, air, and nitrous oxide attached via a specific yoke with a Bodok seal.
- A high-flow oxygen flush which provides pure oxygen at 30-75 litres/minute
- Pressure gauges, regulators and 'pop-off' valves, to protect the machine components and patient from high-pressure gases
- Flow meters (rotameters) for oxygen, air, and nitrous oxide, low Flow meters oxygen nitrous oxide
- Updated tec vaporizers to provide accurate dosage control when using volatile anaesthetics such as isofluorane and sevofluorane
- An integrated ventilator to properly ventilate the patient during administration of anaesthesia
- A manual ventilation bag in combination with an Adjustable Pressure Limiting (APL) valve
- Systems for monitoring the gases being administered to, and exhaled by the patient
- Systems for monitoring the patient's heart rate, ECG, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, in some cases with additional options for monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide and temperature
- breathing circuits, circle attachment, or a Bain's breathing system
- A surgical grade suction apparatus
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