Table 1. . Air speed at key locations within the operating theater.
Location | Speed and direction |
Over patient face | 0.224 m.s-1 downward |
Over patient face in line with laryngoscopist's head | 0.422 m.s-1 downward |
Over patient chest | 0.287 m.s-1 downward |
Over patient chest in line with assistant's head | 0.556 m.s-1 downward |
Behind laryngoscopist's enclosed face shield | 0.0853 m.s-1 sideways |