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The Unsung Heroes in Surgical Safety

Ahead of International Nurses Day, it is crucial to spotlight the critical role of operating room nurses in ensuring surgical safety. Nurses are the backbone of successful surgical outcomes; they blend compassion and clinical expertise, managing every…

Lifebox features on the BBC

'One Crucial Piece of Equipment': Improving anesthesia monitoring with The Smile Train-Lifebox Capnograph.

Enter the Lifebox Competition

Safe surgery is a global concern and we want to know what it means to you. Lifebox is pleased to announce the launch of our first competition, an opportunity to win prizes, raise the level of debate about access to…

Walk/Run for Safer Surgery

“I don’t care how you get here,” croons Brenda Russell, “just get here if you can.”  The same could be sung for the AANA’s Eight Annual Wellness Fun 5K Walk/Run.  Everyone welcome! The…

Lifebox receives prestigious RCOA Humphry Davy Medal

Lifebox is honoured to be named a 2013 recipient of the Humphry Davy Medal, awarded by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA) in recognition of significant contribution to the College and to anaesthesia. Two of our trustees,…

I left my heart…

…in San Francisco, where the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) held their annual conference this year. “How beautiful!” everyone back home told you.

Volunteer with Lifebox

The role We are looking for a committed volunteer to take on number of administrative projects within Lifebox Foundation HQ in London. Ideally this would involve one full day or two half day’s commitment each week for a minimum of…

The icing on the cake…

…is blue and red to map the anatomically-correct arteries of the heart, sculpted from madeira cake by a cardiac anaesthetist. …is yellow and artfully piped above a simple Victoria Sandwich loaf in the…

A full-on Monet

It’s easy to classify countries at distance.  Hot/cold.  High/low-income.  From far away, it’s OK, but up close – as the Clueless truism goes – it’s a big old mess. (c) worldmapper.org Particularly when it comes to income. …

Eff. Dee. Ae.

Celebrities may not read their reviews, but at Lifebox, we do.   Avidly. (Don’t you bet the celebrities do too?) We want to know what delegates found most useful – or not – about our workshops. Lifebox training…

WELCOME TO DUBLIN!

DONATE HERE Anaesthetists London-Dublin ride funds safer surgery Eight anaesthetists from across Great Britain arrived in Dublin today (17 Sept 2013) by bike,…

FDA-standard for the low-resource setting

The Lifebox oximeter meets USA Food and Drug Administration standards for accuracy, extensive tests show. “Accuracy of the Lifebox pulse oximeter during hypoxia in healthy volunteers,” published this month in the medical journal Anaesthesia, finds that the…

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