Boyles Apparatus

The anesthesia gas machine is also called the anesthesia workstation, or anesthesia delivery system.An anesthesia machine is a pneumatic device that supplies a mixture of oxygen, gas, and anesthetic agent to a patient, allowing them to remain unconscious, but breathing, during surgery.Boyle's Law Lab is a simple but effective activity that shows how the length of a column of air trapped in a plastic pipet decreases as pressure is applied.After oxygenation, the next most important function or purpose of an anesthesia machine is to provide a means of positive-pressure ventilation. If we must ensure the patient receives oxygen, we must also have a means of being able to force oxygen into a patient because apnea is a major effect of anesthetics.