Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment gives a concise, easy to understand description of equipment and its use in anaesthesia, intensive care and pain relief. Written to provide the trainee anaesthetist with an attractive and modern introductory textbook of the equipment which is in current usage, it is superbly illustrated with colour photographs and simple diagrams. A glossary is included to define the large vocabulary of technical terminology. Anaesthetic and intensive care nurses and operating theatre practitioners will also find the book of value. Standardized format used for each piece of components, mechanism of action and problems in practice and safety features Highly visual, four-colour design enabling quick and easy access to important information Concisely written text supplemented with useful checklists, flow charts and key points