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• Anesthetic technicians are involved with all aspects of the delivery of a patient\'s per operative anesthetics care, (1) taking into account the patients\' religious and cultural beliefs and respective their right to medical privacy and dignity at all time.

Responsibilities:Prior to Anesthesia
Anesthetic technicians prepare equipment needed for the patient to safely undergo anesthesia. This involves:

• Checking and setting up the anesthetic machine
• Preparing intravenous drugs under Anesthetist supervision preparing intravenous therapy administration equipment
• Preparing a range of devices to maintain the patient\'s airway (e.g. laryngeal mask, endotrachael tube)
• Communicating with the patients when they arrive into the operating theatre
• Establishes peripheral intravenous access.
• Applying anesthesia 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.

During AnesthesiaThe anesthetic technician\'s role includes assisting with anesthetist for

• Inducing and maintaining adequate anesthesia, by injecting medicines under supervision of Anesthetist.
• Establishing and securing an airway.
• Making sure that patients are positioned in such a way NOT to cause discomfort or injury during their procedure.
• Monitoring patients\' vital signs and anesthesia depth.
• Temperature monitoring and regulation.
• Collection of patient\'s blood samples for analysis when required.
• Administering intravenous fluids, blood & blood products as per the orders of anesthetist.

After AnesthesiaThe anesthetic technician\'s role includes assisting with:

• Waking the patient.
• Removing airway devices.
• Transferring patients to post-operative care units.

Qualifications:

• Anesthetic Technician certificate.
• Current License to practice in Dubai, UAE.
• Minimum 2 years experience after qualification.
• Must be fluent in spoken & written English. Spoken Arabic advantageous

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