surgical technician
Sterile field keeper
A surgical technician is a healthcare professional who assists during operations, preparing the operating room, sterilizing equipment, and handing instruments to surgeons.
Also called a scrub tech or surgical technologist.
The surgical technician anticipated the surgeon's needs throughout the procedure.
- scrub techOperating room instrument handler
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
instruments · scalpel · gloves · gown · mask · retractor · suture · tray · drape · clamp · forceps · sponge · patient · table · anesthesia · prep · handoff · count
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Physician who operates
chief surgeon · chief of surgery · neurosurgeon · cardiac surgeon · orthopedic surgeon
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Main healthcare provider
family doctor · general practitioner · psychotherapist · physical therapist · dietitian
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Medical facility executive
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