Perfusionist
Duties and
Responsibilities:
They operate circulation equipment during medical
situations when it is needed to temporarily and artificially replace the
patient’s circulatory and respiratory functions. This happens during heart
surgery and similar operations. They also control the temperature of patients
during surgery. Some of their duties include operating heart lung machines,
administering some types of anesthesia, and administering some types of
medication.
Average Salary:
$50,000
Education:
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Admission preference is given to those students with college science work or
experience in respiratory therapy and medical terminology. The training
programs vary in length however; the curriculum must include the supervised
performance of 150 procedures and 20 infant and pediatric cases.
I don’t think I would like to become a perfusionist because it really don’t interest me and because I think I rather work in a
laboratory.
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