TABLE 4.

Airway supplies recommended for physicians’ offices

Recommended
Bag valve mask (self-inflating with reservoir)
Paediatric volume: 100 mL to 700 mL
Adult volume: 700 mL to 1000 mL
Oxygen masks (adults, children and infants)
Oxygen tank and valve with flow meter
Oxygen tubing
Also refer to Table 2 (nebulizer and medications for inhalation)
Desirable
Pulse oximeter
Laryngoscope and blades with endotracheal tubes (various sizes) or laryngeal airway masks (various sizes), the choice depending on the level of expertise
Suction machine and catheters
Oral airways, various sizes
Suction tips (Yankauer)
Spacer device for aerosolized medication (adult, infant)