Surgical Tech

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Originally Posted by tiffanynacole

surg techs (surgery assistant). you stand and help the surgeon. setting up the operating room. pulling out all the instruments needed. passing instruments during surgery and being the surgeons extra pair of hands. stitching up patients. pretty much doing whatever the surgeon needs done. my mom was on the heart team for a few years and even had to hold closed the heart when it was spitting blood. she loved her job very much. the only negative sides are long work hours. she was on call most of the time and some surgeries lasted really long. when they lost a patient it tore her up for a few days.
i had the opportunity to go in many surgeries with her and observe. the worst one had to be a csection. i almost lost my lunch.
she has now went back to school to become a nurse.
sorry for the novel. if you want to know anything else specifically i will try to answer or call her to find out more.
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No its ok thank you that's exactly what I was looking for it was good information.