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The Anesthesia Technician is a trained member of the anesthesia care team
American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians 2) The Certified Anesthesia Technician
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How long is the training to become an Anesthesia Technician?
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1.) In September 1991, the Advisory committee on anesthesia technicians and anesthesia technologists developed Training Guidelines and a functional Description of the Anesthesia Technician and AnesthesiaTechnologist. 2) The Certified Anesthesia Technician 3) The certified Anesthesia Technologist
Depending on individual expertise and training, the task of the anesthesia technician, certified anesthesia technician and certified anesthesia technologist may include equipment maintenance and servicing such as cleaning, sterilizing, assembling, calibrating and testing, troubleshooting, requisitioning and recording of inspections and maintenance.
The anesthesia technician, certified anesthesia technician and certified anesthesia technologist may operate a variety of mechanical, pneumatic and electronic equipment used to monitor, evaluate and manage the patient undergoing anesthesia. The anesthesia technologist who has the appropriate training may perform inspection, maintenance of inventories and service records. They may also provide support in areas of pressure monitoring, autotransfusion and laboratory functions.
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Who are Anesthesia Technicians?
If you are seriously looking into becoming a Anesthesia Technician, place calls to several hospitals and try speaking to a Anesthesia Technician or Anesthesia Technologist and find out how can you shadow them in their daily task in the O.R. as well as off site areas (Cath lab, MRI, Angio, GI, ICU, ER, etc.)
Make sure you pair up with a Anesthesia Technician or Anesthesia technologist preceptor with many years of experience who is ACLS/PALS Certified that can teach you about different "cardiac rhythms", "medications", and "shocking" a patient when in a "Code Blue" emergency. Nurses are required to work 1-2 years in the ICU to gain skills required to become a CRNA, so by becoming an Anesthesia Technician for 1-2 years and learning skills in the O.R., ICU and E.R. settings you will actually be ahead of any applicant applying to an Anesthesiologist Assistant program! More on the Anesthesiologist Assistant profession Visit HERE
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