3. The loss of sensation is induced through administering certain drugs either through Iv’s, shots, or the inhalation of the drugWhat is anesthesia? This is an image of an anesthetic being induced through inhalation. The drug is being breathed in through the mask over the face.
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5. Anesthesia is administered prior to surgery and the medicine is used to prevent pain during and after the surgery takes place
6. Anesthesia is important because it changed the option of surgery from a last resort method to something more plausible and less gruesome
7. Now surgery is a very key and life saving tool used by doctors to treat, prevent, and cure patients Why is Anesthesia Important?
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9. The drug being administered is made by an anesthesiologist and then given to the patient under going surgery by a CRNA under the supervision of a physician
10. In some states a physician is not required to be present when the drug is being administered Who is administers anesthetics?
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12. Identifying the anesthetic consideration means identifyinganything a patient may be allergic to or may be harmful to them as well identifying the correct amount of anesthesia that should be administered to the patientStep 1: Preoperative assessment
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14. Start an IV in a patients arm that is the appropriate sizeStep 2: Premedication Step 3: IV Access Here is an image of a patient who is receiving an IV.
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16. Also emergency drugs must be prepared incase the patient has a bad reaction to the drug or it doesn’t work as planned Step 4: Equipment and preparation This is an example of the type of machine that administers the anesthesia.
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18. After the IV has been givenvarious other monitors must be attached to the patient that monitor the body to help ensure everything is going according to plan Step 5: Attach Monitors This is a modern electrocardiograph.
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20. The use anesthetics such as thiopetal, propofol, or other drugs may be induced through IV’s to render the patient unconscious
21. A patient must also me connected to a machine that helps them breath because while under the affects of the anesthesia they can’t breath on there ownStep6: Preinduction Drugs Step 7: Induce General Anesthesia
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23. Make sure the anesthetic is working properly and the patients is unconscious and doesn’t wake up during the procedureStep 8: induce muscle relaxers Step 9: Monitor the patient
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25. Make arrangements so that the patient has everything they need in order to be kept healthy, comfortable, and stable after the procedure
26. This includes giving the patient antibiotics, feeding orders, and performing other tests to ensure the health and safety of the patientStep 10: Waking the patient and caring for the patient after surgery
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