Anesthetist (pronounced an-aes-the-tist or uh-nes-thi-tist)
(1) A person who administers anesthetics, usually a nurse or technician (US, Canada and some others).
(2) A physician who specializes in the administration of anesthetics (UK & Commonwealth).
1880–1885: From the New Latin anesthet(ize) (loss of feeling) + ist (From the Old French iste & Latin ista, from the Ancient Greek ιστής (istḗs), from ίζω (ízō, ize, ise, verbal suffix) + τής (tḗs, the agent-noun suffix). The construct of the Ancient Greek anaisthēsia (absence of sensation) was an (prefix meaning opposite; without) + aisthēsis (feeling). The word anesthesia was coined by physician Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) in 1846, the construct being the Greek ἀν (an) (without) + αἴσθησις (aisthēsis) (sensation) and refers to the inhibition of sensation. Anesthetist & anesthesia are nouns, anesthetize is a verb, anesthetical is an adjective and anesthetically is an adverb; the noun plural is anesthetists.
Anesthetist or anesthesiologist?
In North America, the medical study and application of anesthetics is called anesthesiology, and a physician in the specialty is called an anesthesiologist. In these jurisdictions, the word anesthetist is used to refer to advanced non-physician providers of anesthesia services such as anesthesiologist assistants and nurse anesthetists. Elsewhere, in most of the English-speaking world, the specialty is instead referred to as anaesthesia or anaesthetics (with an extra "a"). The term anaesthetist is used only to refer to a physician practicing in the field; non-physicians involved in anaesthesia use other titles such as "physician assistant". Some countries which formerly used anaesthesia and anaesthetist, such as Ireland and Hong Kong, have transitioned to anaesthesiology and anaesthesiologist, or are in the throes of transition. It’s a case of the influence of London receding and internationalism prevailing as the (admittedly sketchy and actually multi-way) linguistic standardization of the British Empire fades. Anaesthesiologist is the spelling adopted by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists and most of its most of its member societies, as well as the European Society of Anaesthesiology. It is the most commonly used term found in the titles of medical journals.
Navadha's oral anesthesia training manikin head with light & sensor.
Navadha's oral anesthesia training manikin is a device on which may be practiced the methods of intra oral anesthesia. Augmented with both light and sound sensors, it's intended to provide students a safe and realistic experience while undergoing training on the techniques of local anesthesia. The model consists of a metal skull with a flexible silicone face and mouth lining over an anatomically correct jaw with 28 permanent teeth, movable tongue and a jawbone with landmarks for placement of dry injection which can be seen and palpated (the silicone will not show needle marks). The conduction sensors aid in practicing Gow Gates and Standard Mandibular Block anesthesia and local infiltration may also be administered in their respective regions. Four electronic sensors for light and sound, triggered when the landmarks are touched by dry injection, are included and the battery-powered LED light at the top of the head displays a green light when the correct position and angle of injection have been achieved (requires three AAA batteries (batteries not included)).
Available for US$1980.00; accessories include a table top stand (US$360.00), Columbia dental chair head rest mount (US$780.00), torso for chair mount (US$360.00) & bench mount (US$410.00)
For those who really enjoy their work.
Sometimes, an anesthetist needs a court order to proceed.
