“Anaesthesia and operation theater technology is a health care profession that Operation theatre Technologist is a member of a multidisciplinary team in operation theatres who prepare and maintain an operating theatre. Assists anaesthetist and surgical team during peri-operative period and provides support to patients in the recovery room.

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Highlights of Anaesthesia and operation theatre technology

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• Setup, check, and maintain anesthesia machine, monitors life support equipment like airway equipment, ventilator, emergency equipment, defibrillator, anesthetic and resuscitation drugs.

• Orders, Maintains and keep records of all anesthesia equipment and drug.

• Assist Anesthetist in patient procedures like setting up of invasive lines, airway management, setting up of monitors and administer anesthesia to patient

• Assists during emergency situations by assisting in basic and advanced life support, critical events

• Prepares and maintains operation table, light, electric cautery, tourniquets etc

• Management of central sterile services department. Packing of equipment and linen. Sterilization procedures like autoclaving, plasma sterilization and disinfection procedures as per guidelines, checking, storage and dispatch.

• Management in Intensive Care unit and emergency department of equipment like ventilators, monitors, infusion pumps, defibrillators etc.

• Assist disaster team in disaster situations and national emergencies on field and safe transport in ambulance.

• Assist anesthesia and surgical team in all kinds of surgical disciplines.

• Assist anesthetist during anesthesia procedures outside operation theatres like CT and MRI suits, Cardiac catheterization laboratory, pain relief procedures etc.