Sat.Mar 18, 2023 - Fri.Mar 24, 2023

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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACEĀ 

The Anesthesia Consultant

An astronaut en route to Mars develops severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A fellow crew member examines him and finds significant tenderness and guarding in the right lower quadrant of his abdomen. The crew members teleconference with physicians on Earth, with a 20-minute communication delay because of the 140-million mile distance between them.

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Jefferson DNP Nurse Anesthesia students get hands-on practice

PANA

The Impact of Simulation-Based Education Utilizing 3D-Printed Task Trainers to Improve Surgical Airway Preparedness Students in the DNP-Nurse Anesthesia Program (jefferson.edu) at the Jefferson School of Nursing are practicing various difficult airway scenarios using the Emergency Cricothyrotomy (EC) procedure on 3D-printed tracheas. BACKGROUND : Anesthesia providers are highly skilled at performing basic airway management but also must remain proficient in difficult airway scenarios requiring e

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Low-Cost Solutions for Recruiting Surgical Assistants in Surgery Centers

Platinum Meidcal Staffing

As the demand for surgical procedures continues to increase, so too does the need for qualified surgical assistants in the operating room (OR). However, many surgery centers face the challenge of high recruitment and training costs for these essential members of the surgical team. At Platinum Medical Staffing, we understand the importance of having a dependable and certified team of surgical assistants to ease the workload and minimize the stress of a hospital’s surgical staff.