Brit. J. Anaesth. (1969), 41, 545 ANAESTHESIA FOR AN OBSTETRIC FLYING SQUAD
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A set of equipment for an obstetric flying squad is described. It is aimed at providing the sequence: pre-oxygenation, intravenous barbiturate, suxamethonium, endotracheal tube, nitrous oxide, oxygen, intermittent suxamethonium and intermittent positive pressure respiration. A certain amount of variation in technique is also allowed for. Details of thirty emergency cases anaesthetized with the equipment are given. The merits of the equipment are discussed.
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