Do you have Anesthesia Tech's?

sunnyjohn · Dec 4, 2006

hi, i dont know if this is the same thing as i am not sure of your terminology but in the UK we have operating department practioners whos main job is to assist the anaesthetist. the maintain the machines and are responsible f or the anaesthetic room. they assist with induction/rapid sequence anything really that the anaesthetist would need help with.
they also respond to crash calls and the maternity units for help with epidurals and c-sections ect. they can also scrub and circulate if they wish to come over to the surgery side (but most dont)
they are accredited and certified and i really wouldnt want an untrained one having patient contact and doing this sort of stuff.
debbie

I was an ODP in the Bahamas (a former Brit colony).

An ODP that helps anesthesia would be more like a semi- Anesthesia Assistant in the US and much better trained than a tech.

Some of the things that were my legal responsibilites and a part of my classroom/clinical training the Operating theatre outside the US I could NEVER do in the US.

ODP's are a cross between a VERY skilled Surgical Technologist, a surgical assistant and an AA.

Because of the license/grades/bands axilluary staff outside the US tend to be HIGHLY trained.

Not knocking unlicensed staff in the US, it is just different.

:balloons:

subee, MSN, CRNA · Dec 5, 2006

Does anyone have any experience with Anesthesia Tech's (from the sidewalk to the OR...no formal training)? Is it legal for them to start IV's?
HELP!

Check the Nurse Practice Act in your state.

ewattsjt · Dec 5, 2006

a couple of years ago we had an anesthesia tech that was from the street. the most patient contact she had was to occasionally transport. she could get lines ready but not start.