Surgical Duties Performed By Technicians
Vet and patient in surgery room

 

  • Preparing instrument trays
  • Sterilizing instruments
  • Instrument care
  • Pre-Operative physicals
  • Pre-Surgical laboratory studies
  • Withholding food and water
  • Pre-Anesthetic medications
  • Catheterization
  • Anesthetic induction
  • Monitoring parameters
  • Principals of surgical prepping
  • Respecting asepsis during surgery
  • Gowning and gloving to assist
  • Post-Operative care
  • Principles of gas anesthesia
  • Oxygen utilization
  • Animal CPR
  • Blood transfusions
  • Aspetic technique
  • General assistance