Published: 13/08/2019

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following organisations for permitting use of the Guidelines contained within this resource:

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI)
The following guidelines have been reproduced with the kind permission of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland:

  • Quick resource Handbook 2019
  • Anaphylaxis and allergies safety alert
  • Catastrophes in Anaesthetic Practice – dealing with the aftermath 2005
  • Pre-operative Assessment and Patient Preparation - The Role of the Anaesthetist 2010
  • Consent for anaesthesia 2017 
  • Checking anaesthetic equipment 2012 
  • Checklist for Anaesthetic Equipment 2012
  • Standards of monitoring 2015 
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse amongst Anaesthetists - Guidance on Identification and Management 2011
  • Infection control 2008
  • Occupational health and the anaesthetist 2014
  • Fatigue and anaesthetists 2014 
  • GAT trainee handbook 2016
  • Core survival guide 2009 

The Difficult Airway Society
The following guidelines have been reproduced with the kind permission of the Difficult Airway Society:

The Resuscitation Council (UK)
The following guidelines have been reproduced with the kind permission of the Resuscitation Council (UK):

  • Adult Advanced Life Support
  • Adult Bradycardia
  • Adult Tachycardia
  • Paediatric Advanced Life Support