@article {James151, author = {M R James and P L Milsom}, title = {Problems encountered when administering general anaesthetics in accident and emergency departments.}, volume = {5}, number = {3}, pages = {151--155}, year = {1988}, doi = {10.1136/emj.5.3.151}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {Junior anaesthetists in 75 English hospitals were surveyed for their views on whether administering general anaesthetics in A\&E departments provoked more anxiety than in the main theatre, and if so what factors contributed to this. Of these anaesthetists, 71\% were more apprehensive working in A\&E departments than in main theatre; 91\% felt that they were adequately experienced but despite this there was a marked decline in apprehension with increasing experience. Sixty eight per cent of the anaesthetists thought that their assistance was inadequate and only 28\% had an Operating Department Assistant (ODA). Forty eight per cent said that the equipment was inadequate in either standard or maintenance and 40\% said that some of the patients were unsuitable for day case anaesthesia. The authors recommend that anaesthetists performing general anaesthetics in A\&E departments should be adequately experienced using equipment provided and maintained by the anaesthetic department and assisted by adequately trained nurses or ODAs.}, issn = {0264-4924}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/5/3/151}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/5/3/151.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }