A Career As An Anesthesiologist
“It became apparent to all the world that surgical anesthesia had became a reality and that pain was no longer the master but the servant of the body,” by J. Collins Warren ("The influence of anaesthesia"). This quote describes pain being taken over by anesthesia in the surgical world. When you are little, you are asked what you want to be when you grow up. A common answer to this would be a nurse, or a doctor. As we are little, we don't think there is anything more to that. In reality, there are millions of stuff you can do in the medical field. Everyday people are hurt, or need medical care. There is never a dull moment in hospitals, facilities, or doctor’s offices. A big part of the medical field, is the medicine. Medicine is given before,
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Anesthesiologists are not often recognized. When the patient is done with his or her procedure, they will thank the surgeon, and not the anesthesiologist (Anesthesiology Careers). This could be very frustrating because not only does the surgeon have a risky job, but the anesthesiologist does as well. They have the patient’s life in the palm of their hands. Not many people notice them. Another disadvantage would be it is a repetitive job (Anesthesiology Careers). The only different thing you will be doing is the different dosages of medication depending on the person. Other than that, you are pretty much doing the same thing over and over again, just with different people. There are very little procedures in this job (Anesthesiology Careers). Another catch would be you have to have skilled hands (Anesthesiology Careers). This is because if you make one little mistake, if you mess up, there are big consequences to that. As well it was an advantage, it is also a disadvantage. Since you don’t work with the same person over and over, and you are always working on new people, this can become disappointing. Once you are done with one person, chances are you will never see them again. Although they are your patience, they can also be your friend. One last disadvantage would be how you can be on call all hours of the day. Being on call means you can get a call at 3 in the morning, and have to go into the hospital to work. This can be good and bad. You can go all day without getting called out, but once you do, you have to stop everything you are doing, and go to
Anesthesiologists are not often recognized. When the patient is done with his or her procedure, they will thank the surgeon, and not the anesthesiologist (Anesthesiology Careers). This could be very frustrating because not only does the surgeon have a risky job, but the anesthesiologist does as well. They have the patient’s life in the palm of their hands. Not many people notice them. Another disadvantage would be it is a repetitive job (Anesthesiology Careers). The only different thing you will be doing is the different dosages of medication depending on the person. Other than that, you are pretty much doing the same thing over and over again, just with different people. There are very little procedures in this job (Anesthesiology Careers). Another catch would be you have to have skilled hands (Anesthesiology Careers). This is because if you make one little mistake, if you mess up, there are big consequences to that. As well it was an advantage, it is also a disadvantage. Since you don’t work with the same person over and over, and you are always working on new people, this can become disappointing. Once you are done with one person, chances are you will never see them again. Although they are your patience, they can also be your friend. One last disadvantage would be how you can be on call all hours of the day. Being on call means you can get a call at 3 in the morning, and have to go into the hospital to work. This can be good and bad. You can go all day without getting called out, but once you do, you have to stop everything you are doing, and go to