I have to say that you are very one minded. I was trained as a Surgical Tech in the Navy and we were trained to circulate rooms. I have to say that while not all techs may have the "knowledge base" that you apparently have some do. I feel that I (and many techs I work with ) have a broarder and better knowledge base than many RN's I know. I think to just generally state that techs are "essentially not as good as RN's " is a poor choice. I think you need to rethink how the operating room works and look around you with your eyes open. I hope I wasn't on to much of a role (or roll).