Operating Department Practitioners

NAP 6

Perioperative anaphylaxis

Malignant Hyperthermia

What to do with this terrifying hyperpyrexia.

Heat and Temperature

Mechanisms of heat loss, HME filters and warming devices.

Low GCS - a case discussion

To tube, or not?

Arterial Lines

How to use, insert and troubleshoot them, including intra-arterial injection

NAP 5

Accidental Awareness under General Anaesthesia

Airway Assessment

How to spot a potentially difficult intubation.

How do local anaesthetics work?

An introduction to these wonderful drugs

Lasers

What to think about when anaesthetising for laser surgery.

Pulse Oximetry

Our favourite bit of monitoring, and how it works.