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Table 2 List of available equipment for the procedure

From: Intubation after rapid sequence induction performed by non-medical personnel during space exploration missions: a simulation pilot study in a Mars analogue environment

Equipment category

Items

Monitoring and installation

Operating table (MDRS habitat fold-away table)

Monitoring device (simulated by the patient simulator software)

Stethoscope

IV access and perfusion

IV line with 3-way tap

Two 500 mL crystalloid IV bags

Airway control

Suction tube hand-piece and connection tubing

Non-rebreather mask

Aitraq® optical laryngoscope, 7.5 mm endotracheal tube with 10 mL syringe to inflate cuff

Ventilation bag with Ambu® valve and breathing filter

Guedel oral airway

Pretended drugs

Atropine, midazolam, ketamine, rocuronium and sugammadex, pre-drawn in 5 syringes