Versatilityof the Haloxair apparatus Page 1 SHORT COMMUNICATION Versatilityof the
Haloxair apparatus Alex Romagnou, md and M. Tousignant, md, Ottawa, Ont. The Haloxair …

The Haloxair, a new anaesthetic apparatus usmg halothane m air or in au and oxygen, is
described The apparatus is designed especially for emergency use or where portable …

REPORTS on the extensive clinical trials of halo- The pioneers of halothane proved to their
own thane carried out by Johnstone (1956), Bryce-satisfaction that a deep narcosis free from …

Halothane is a new volatile anaesthetic agt'nt developed by Imperial Chemical Industries
(Raventos, 1956; Haventos and Suckling, 1956), It has been the subjeel of exhaustive trials …

As a result of this extensive experience with a series of entirely unselected cases, it is
concluded that halothane is a safe and predictable anesthetic when it is administered with …

To the Editor: I am working in a remote area of north-eastern Zaire where road access to
major centres is virtually noncxistent. Thus to obtain cylinders of compressed gages one …

IN view of the wide interest that has been shown in the Fluotec vaporizerj it was thought
desirable to measure the halothane output with various gas flow rates and vaporizer dial …

Sir,—The paper by Baxter (1960) in the April issue of the Journal gives confirmation of facts
which have been rumoured among anaesthetists for some time. Following his suggestion of …

" In the Fluotec 3 the delivered concentration falls almost linearly to zero, which is reached
when the dial is rotated about 12 bilow the 0.5 per cent mark. The 0.5 per cent mark is about …

MANY anaesthetists still hesitate to use halothane in the closed circuit in spite of increasing
evidence as to the clinical safety and economy of this method. Marrett (1957) gives a very …