Abstract: A birthing board is disclosed which is portable, simple, and inexpensive. The birthing board has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a back end with the front end being substantially thicker than the back end, so that the top surface is generally inclined from the back end to the front end. The top surface is curved to provide lumbar and pelvic support along a central axis which extends from the front end to the back end, and has a concave shape to support a woman's buttocks and hips in the vicinity of the front end and in a dimension transverse to the central axis. The front end is recessed in the vicinity of the central axis. The bottom surface of the board is convex in shape in a dimension transverse to the central axis and generally level in dimension parallel to the central axis.

Abstract: An endo-tracheal tube support apparatus is disclosed which includes a predetermined length of tubing having an oblong cross section and an aperture formed at a point along the length of tubing; and strap means positionable about the face and back of head of the patient, a portion of which is threaded through the length of tubing, for securing the tubing in the vicinity of the patient's nose or mouth, wherein a portion of the strap means protrudes through the aperture to form a loop for capturing the endo-tracheal tube. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the aperture is positioned in a rounded edge of the tube in the form of a semicircular notch. The loop portion includes a section of double sided sticky tape with a pull tab. When the tab is pulled, the sticky surface of the tape is exposed and is used to prevent the endo-tracheal tube from slipping.