1. Medical gas cylinders and containers-- 2. Medical gas pipeline systems-- 3. Oxygen concentrators-- 4. The Anesthesia machine-- 5. Vaporizers (Anesthetic agent delivery devices)-- 6. The Breathing system: general principles, common components, and classifications-- 7. The Mapleson breathing systems-- 8. The Circle system-- 9. Manual resuscitators-- 10. Humidification methods-- 11. Anesthesia ventilators-- 12. Controlling trace gas levels-- 13. Hazards of anesthesia machines and breathing systems-- 14. Face masks and airways-- 15. Laryngeal mask airways-- 16. Laryngoscopes-- 17. Tracheal tubes-- 18. Gas monitoring-- 19. Airway pressures, volumes, and flows-- 20. Pulse oximetry-- 21. Neuromuscular transmission monitoring-- 22. Temperature monitoring-- 23. Alarm devices-- 24. Automatic noninvasive blood pressure monitors-- 25. Electronic recordkeeping and perioperative information management systems-- 26. Equipment checking and maintenance-- 27. Cleaning and sterilization-- 28. Operating room design and equipment selection.