Chapter 1 Surgical Tech questions with correct answers

Who is Crawford Long MD Answer Discovered Surgical Anesthesia From GA First to use ether as an aid in surgery on March 30 1842 Has a statue in Washington DC, he did not document his findings, William Morton MD took the credit. ORT Answer Operating Room Technician Who were the Corpsmen Answer Operating room techicians, trained to assist in surgery in field hospitals AORN Answer Association of Operating Room Nurses - (1967) NOW (1999) called Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (peri, before, during and after) Teaching the operating room technician started formally training ORTs in proprietary schools AORN created a professional organization for the ORT called.... Answer AORT .....Association of Surgical Technologist AORT Answer Association of Operating Room Technicians This changed to and became AST