Manual of Anesthesia for Operation Theater Technicians, 2/E for OT Technician and Paramedical Students | Anesthetic Machine, Airway Management, Monitors, IV Cannulation and CPR

Manual of Anesthesia for Operation Theater Technicians, 2nd Edition is a fully revised, practical course textbook built specifically around the working role of the operation theater and anesthesia technician. This Revised Second Edition updates every chapter with additional text and new figures, and rearranges chapters for greater clarity, building on nine years of use by students and teachers of the Paramedical Course for Technicians. Across 21 chapters, the book moves through the technician's complete scope of work: the surgical team and job descriptions, operating table positions, operating department design and asepsis, the anesthetic machine and gas cylinders, breathing systems and circuits (Mapleson's, Magill's, Bain's, and Circle Absorber systems), the laryngeal mask airway, anesthetic gas pipelines and vacuum suction, theater sterilization, patient monitors, IV fluids and infusion equipment, respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, the endocrine system, anesthesia fundamentals and drugs, regional anesthesia, microbiology, cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, and blood grouping and transfusion. The content is built around real hands-on technique, not just theory: step-by-step photographed sequences walk through IV cannulation, venepuncture, and endotracheal intubation; labeled diagrams cover airway anatomy, laryngoscopy, and Sellick's maneuver; and a facsimile reproduction of an actual two-page hospital anesthetic chart shows exactly how patient records and vitals are documented in the operation theater. Each chapter opens with a Chapter Outline box, and practical dos-and-don'ts and equipment-check lists run throughout. Who This Book Is For: Operation Theater Technician (OTT) Students: the core textbook for the paramedical OT/anesthesia technician diploma and degree course, covering the syllabus chapter by chapter. Paramedical Students: written in simple, easy-to-understand language for trainees new to the operating theater environment. OT Practitioners: a working reference for technicians already assisting anesthesiologists day to day, covering equipment checks, drug loading, and patient monitoring. Why This Book Helps: Bridges classroom and OT floor: real photographed procedures for IV cannulation, venepuncture, and intubation turn textbook instructions into a step-by-step visual guide. Demystifies OT equipment: the anesthetic machine, breathing circuits, vaporizers, and monitors are explained in a lucid, technician-focused manner rather than a physician-level pharmacology text. Builds the technician's full support role: covers not just anesthesia but the adjoining basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, microbiology) and procedures (sterilization, suctioning, resuscitation) the job actually requires. Reinforces patient-safety practice: spells out sterile no-touch technique, aseptic suctioning, and correct venepuncture sites so trainees build safe habits from the start. Kept current: the fully revised 2nd edition adds new figures and reorganizes chapters for a clearer teaching sequence. Key Features: 21 chapters, 300 pages, fully revised with new figures and rearranged chapter sequence in this 2nd edition. Step-by-step photographic technique sequences, including a 10-panel venepuncture/IV cannulation walkthrough and laryngoscopy-intubation sequence with an intubation trainer. Facsimile reproduction of a real two-page hospital anesthetic chart for hands-on documentation training. Covers 5 types of suction apparatus and multiple breathing-circuit classifications (Mapleson's, Magill's, Bain's, Circle Absorber) plus airway devices (LMA, endotracheal tubes, Guedel's and nasopharyngeal airways). Dedicated chapters on cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation and blood grouping/transfusion alongside supporting respiratory, cardiovascular, and endocrine physiology. Read more