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12 MEDICAL INACCURACIES IN FAMOUS MOVIE SCENES. AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S ANALYSIS

The Anesthesia Consultant

Then he injects her IV with a syringe of adrenaline, and leaves the vital signs monitor on. The vital signs monitor shows her heart rate suddenly change to zero as she dies. The vital signs monitor continues to emit a soft high-pitched tone, but there’s no one else around to hear it.

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THE TOP 20 DOCTORS IN THE HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

Comment: Dr. Bier was the father of regional anesthesia, an important tool in the repertoire of a modern anesthesiologist. Comment: Anesthesiologists monitor patients repeatedly during every surgery. A patient’s vital signs are the heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and temperature.

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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

Is an anesthesiologist required on board? For comprehensive reading I’d refer you to three papers by expert Matthieu Komorowski MD, an anesthesiologist, intensive care physician, and biomedical engineer at Imperial College London, and a former Research Fellow at the European Space Agency. Is a surgeon required on board?