Anesthesia technicians prepare equipment needed for the patient to safely undergo anesthesia . This involves:
- Checking and setting up the anesthetic machine .
- Preparing intravenous therapy administration equipment.
- Preparing a range of devices to maintain the patient's airway (e.g. laryngeal masks , endotracheal tube)
- Communicating with the patient when they arrive into the operating theatre, verifying the pre-operative checklist for allergies , informed consent and past medical history .
- Applying anesthetic monitoring to help assess the patients' condition whilst under anesthesia .
- This may include electrocardiography (ECG), blood pressure and oxygen saturation devices. The monitoring of other parameters such as anesthesia depth monitors (EEG, bispectral index etc) may also be necessary.
- Making sure that patients are positioned in such a way NOT to cause discomfort during their procedure
- Acquiring transfusion fluids and equipment
- Waking the patient
- Removing airway devices.
- Transferring the patient to the recovery room.
- Handing over patient information to the recovery room staff.
- Entering the used consumables and drugs in Anesthesia billing sheet with due signature of anesthetist and handing over the billing sheet to the OT store assistant.
- To ensure the replacement and adequacy of anesthesia drugs and consumables in Anesthesia trolley prior to next surgery in the OT.
To follow adequate inventory management protocol as per policy.
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