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Expert: Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based - 6/25/2006


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someday i would like to become an anesthesiologist and i wanted to know what is basicly your job of being a anesthesiologist.

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Gerel
There are large differences across the world in what our jobs entail. In the UK we look after patients in theatre, in intensive care, help with trauma patients when they arrive in hospital, provide pain relief for women in labour, provide help to patients who have chronic pain etc.
It is an extremely rewarding specialty and as you can see from the above summary there are lots of different avenues you can follow.
Best of luck.

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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based

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I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.

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European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists

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