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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1980, Vol. 52, No. 1 61-67
© 1980 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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THE ANAESTHETIC MACHINE-A STUDY OF FUNCTION AND DESIGN

G. BOQUET, J. A. BUSHMAN, L.M.S.S.A., F.F.A.R.C.S., COMPANION I.E.E., F.INST. M.C. and H. T. DAVENPORT, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.P.(C), F.F.A.R.C.S.

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Research Department of Anaesthetics, Royal College of Surgeons London WC2A 3PN
Department of Anaesthetics, Northwick Park Hospital Harrow, Middlesex

A study of the time and motion of the anaesthetists' routine activities was made using conventional equipment. Films of manual and visual movements were studied in detail and the expectations of certain consultant anaesthetists regarding apparatus were recorded. Models of apparatus were used to test their acceptability. A modular system appeared preferable to a work station or to adaptation of present designs. More work and the construction of prototypes are indicated if the anaesthetic machine is to be modernized.


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