Certified Anesthesia Technician - Mashpedia All-in-One Encyclopedia

Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) is a title granted to an individual that successfully meets the experience and examination requirements of the certification. The certification is regulated by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians (ASATT).

Requirements [edit]

ASATT requires any candidate seeking certification (Cer.A.T.) meet one of the following requirements:^[1]

Minimum two (2) years full-time work experience as an anesthesia technician, plus a high school diploma or GED
Graduate of an ASATT two-year approved program
Graduate of an ASATT approved program and completion of required clinical component

References [edit]

^ "Standards of Practice". American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians. Retrieved 2010-10-22.

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Types	General (Twilight) Local (Topical) Spinal Epidural Dental (Inferior alveolar nerve) Neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia Brachial plexus block

Techniques	Airway management Anesthesia provision in the US Capnography Concentration effect Dogliotti's principle Drug-induced amnesia Fink effect Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Penthrox inhaler Tracheal intubation

Measurements	ASA physical status classification system Baricity Bispectral index Direct Fick method Entropy monitoring Fick principle Goldman index Guedel's classification Mallampati score Minimum alveolar concentration Neuromuscular monitoring

Instruments	Anaesthetic machine Anesthesia cart Boyle's machine Gas cylinder Laryngeal mask airway Medical monitor Odom's indicator Relative analgesia machine Vaporiser

Drugs	Benzodiazepine Etomidate General anaesthetic Inhalational anaesthetic Infiltration analgesia Ketamine Local anesthetic Methohexital Methoxyflurane Midazolam Neuraxial blockade Propofol Thiopental Thiopentone

Complications	Emergence delirium Allergic reactions Anesthesia awareness Local anesthetic toxicity Malignant hyperthermia Perioperative mortality Postanesthetic shivering Postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative residual curarization

Fields of study	Cardiothoracic Geriatric Oral sedation dentistry

Professions	Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist assistant Nurse anesthetist Operating Department Practitioners Certified Anesthesia Technician Certified Anesthesia Technologist Anaesthetic technician

History	A.C.E. mixture Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology History of general anesthesia History of neuraxial anesthesia History of tracheal intubation

Organizations	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians American Society of Anesthesiologists Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australian Society of Anaesthetists International Anesthesia Research Society

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