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Video Library

ASA / APSF Videos appear through the courtesy of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Please note that the Video Library has been compiled over many years. For this reason, the information in some of the earlier tapes may be dated. In order to view these videos, you will need the RealPlayer 8, which is available free of charge from RealNetworks. For questions or information regarding these ASA video tapes, contact the Wood Library Museum via Karen Bieterman at the American Society of Anesthesiologists via email (K.Bieterman@asahq.org) or phone (847.825.5586).

This page is made possible by grants from The Hewlett-Packard Company and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.

• Adverse Events in Anesthesia. An introduction to crisis resource management.
• Anesthesia Equipment Service. How to maintain the anesthesia machine and associated equipment.
• Anesthesia in Remote Locations. (26:40) How to give anesthesia safely for procedures outside the operating room.
• An Anesthetic Catastrophe. (27 minutes) Appropriate steps to take after an unexpected death in the operating room.
• Crisis Management in Anesthesiology (31:40) How to handle life-threatening critical events. (A high resolution version is available.)
• The Difficult Airway Part I: Algorithm. A ten-minute video clip discussing cricothyroidotomy. Includes a discussion of the anatomy, technique, and indications and contraindications of the procedure.
• Drug Errors in Anesthesia. (24:30) Guidelines for minimizing the possibility of giving the wrong drug.
• Emergence: Patient Safety in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. (24 minutes) Discusses appropriate monitoring and care for patients emerging from anesthesia.
• Fatigue: Implications for the Anesthesiologist (33:30) How fatigue affects the performance of anesthesiologists. (A high resolution version is available.)
• Fire in the Operating Room Fire safety for anesthesiologists.
• Infection Conrol in Anesthesia Practice. Preventing the transmission of disease in the operating room.
• The Impaired Practitioner. Preventing and treating drug and alcohol abuse.
• Margin of Safety: Monitoring the Neuromuscular Junction. (21 minutes) How to monitor the level of neuromuscular blockade.
• Monitoring with the Six Senses. Part one of two parts about safety in patient monitoring.
• Monitoring with Instruments. Part two of a two-part series on safety in monitoring.
• Perioperative Nerve Injury. How to prevent nerve injuries in the operating room, including tips for positioning patients.
• Production Pressure in Anesthesiology (31:40) How the "hurry-up" syndrome affects performance of anesthesiologists. (A high-resolution version is available.)
• Safety Considerations in Obstetric Anesthesia. A guide to the safe practice of anesthesia in the labor suite.
• Safety in Pediatric Anesthesia. (34 minutes) Prepared in cooperation with the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. (A high-resolution version is available)
• Sedation Guidelines. Guidelines for sedating patients for medical procedures away from the operating room.