To mark World Pneumonia Day on 12 November we’re delighted to share an interview with consultant anaesthetist and Lifebox Research Fellow, Dr Nick Boyd, who is part of a team working to enhance the Lifebox oximeter and neonatal probe for diagnosis of pneumonia in children under five. Over the year’s you’ve supported Lifebox’s training workshops, follow-ups […]
My name is Emma Spencer and I’m a final year medical student at the University of Bristol in the UK. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend a month last year at Kitovu Hospital in South Western Uganda, with visiting colleagues from the Great Western Hospital, Swindon. When thinking of how best […]
It seemed like fate that I landed in India exactly ten years to the day that I first arrived as a fresh-faced backpacker. One decade later, and hopefully a little wiser, I was back as part of my remit at Lifebox – working with healthcare teams across this vast country to make anaesthesia safer. Two […]
A dozen countries and hundreds of meetings later, I am more enthusiastic than ever about Lifebox’s work and the global movement in safe surgery and anesthesia that we are part of. As I reflect on the past year and kick off a regular blog feature for our website, I wanted to highlight five of the […]
How were you introduced to Lifebox? I have been trained twice by the Lifebox team on safe anesthesia. During these workshops, I was taught how to use the Lifebox pulse oximeter and the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist correctly. The Checklist is a vital tool in making sure that every patient who comes into our operating […]
Students at SouthUniversity‘s anesthesiologist assistant programme raised more than $1000 for Lifebox last week, selling badges at the American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA) conference. “As AA students, we learn the importance of monitoring a patient’s blood-oxygen levels,” said AA student Claire Wainwright, one of the student leaders in the class of 2013. “When we […]
In 2012 Lifebox was selected as the British Medical Journal’s holiday charity for the second year in a row. The campaign raised more than £27,000, and will enable us to support more than 160 additional operating theatres this year. As impressive as this is, the impact is much greater than the sum of its parts. […]
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 Lifebox model detects hypoxia at a degree of accuracy and bias that is comparable to the FDA-approved pulse […]
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 three months. Responsibilities will include managing our photo library and contacts databases, preparing written communications […]
1990: the year that pulse oximeters became an American standard for safe anaesthesia monitoring. 1989: the year they made this car. It’s a natural fit – and a perfect colour match! Calling all cyclists with an interest in classic cars, safer surgery and a day out at the beach – the Lifebox Mini is hitting […]
