Older edition: Anaesthesia for medical students. 1999. WO 200 S985 1999
Purposefully authored in 1990 by the University of Ottawa, Department of Anesthesiology as a concise primary reference for students on two-week anesthesia rotation. This text's objectves are appropriate for students completing such a rotaiton for its focus on the fundamental principles and skills, including preoperative assessment, securing intravenous access, airway management (mask ventilation and tracheal intubation), basic resuscitation skills, acute pain management, and safe use of local anesthetic agents. Well received in Canada, this concise straightforward approach has made this text a popular choice for anesthesia, medical, and surgical residents, paramedics, respiratory therapists, nurses and industry representatives. The content is suitable for medical care providers practicing in a wide variety of roles. [from Forward]