ANESTHESIA TECHNICIAN

REQUIRED QUESTIONS

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  1. Is there open and effective collegial communication between anesthesia technicians and anesthesiologists?
  2. Are there (in each anesthetizing location) provisions for adequate illumination of the patient, anesthesia machine (when present,) and monitoring equipment? Is there a form of battery-powered illumination other than a laryngoscope immediately available?
  3. Is there (in each anesthetizing location) sufficient space to accommodate necessary equipment and personnel and to allow expeditious access to the patient, anesthesia machine (when present,) and monitoring equipment?
  4. Is there (in each anesthetizing location) an emergency cart with a defibrillator, emergency drugs, and other equipment adequate to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
  5. Is there (in each anesthetizing location) a reliable source of oxygen adequate for the length of the procedure, including a backup supply? Is there a central source (piped) oxygen available in all usual anesthetizing locations?
  6. Is there (in each anesthetizing location) and adequate and reliable source of suction?
  7. In any location where inhalation anesthetics are administered, is there an adequate and reliable system for scavenging waste anesthetic gases?
  8. Is there (in each anesthetizing location):
    1. a self-inflating hand resuscitator bag capable of administering at least 90 percent oxygen as a means to deliver positive pressure ventilation
    2. adequate anesthesia drugs, supplies, and equipment for the intended anesthesia care
    3. adequate monitoring equipment to allow adherence to the "Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring"?
    In any location in which inhalation anesthesia is to be administered, is there an anesthesia machine equivalent in function to that employed in the standard operating room, and is it maintained to current operating room standards?
  9. Is there (in each anesthetizing location) adequate staff trained to support the anesthesiologist? Is there immediately available in each anesthetizing location a reliable means of two-way communication to request assistance?

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS

  1. Are all anesthesia technicians ASATT certified or in the certification process, and does the department actively promote and encourage this goal?

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