Anesthesiologists

Administers anesthetics to render patients insensible to pain during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures: Examines patient to determine degree of surgical risk, and type of anesthetic and sedation to administer, and discusses findings with medical practitioner concerned with case. Positions patient on operating table and administers local, intravenous, spinal, caudal, or other anesthetic according to prescribed medical standards. Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications. Records type and amount of anesthetic and sedation administered and condition of patient before, during, and after anesthesia. May instruct medical students and other personnel in characteristics and methods of administering various types of anesthetics, signs and symptoms of reactions and complications, and emergency measures to employ.

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[Maximilus]

hopefully soon even complicated operations can be done soley under local.

[irishbadass222]

Thanks man, this was sort of an interesting beginning of anesthesia- I'm trying to get the general concept of it for my career report, and I want to try to somewhat simulate it. If I watch a few more videos like this I JUST might be able to make a recreation appropriate for class!