B.Sc. in Operation Theatre Technology: (6 Semester course)

Operation Theatre Technology is a detailed technical occupation in the field of health science. These medical professionals are an important part of the operation unit team who work alongside with the surgeon, anaesthesiologist and nurse in order to provide quality patient care throughout the surgery. These technicians make sure that every single process in the operation theatre is as secure and flourishing as possible. Their prime duty is to take care of all the work and management of the operation theatre, which comprise looking after all the surgical instruments, their sterilisation, preparation of dressing table, operation theatre table, instrument table as well as anesthesia table. They also look after the drugs necessary for surgery, anesthetic gases, drapes and all the linen and their sterilisation. They bring together both sterile and non-sterile tools and at the same time regulate them to make sure that all are functioning appropriately.

Skills Needed:

Apart from the fundamental educational requirement, outstanding scientific skills, communication skills and behavioural skills are necessary for surgical technologists. An eye for detail, accuracy and critical thinking is necessary. Teamwork is essential as this job necessitate the person to work in partnership with other healthcare providers. Other prerequisites are optimistic attitude, compassion and high levels of endurance and dedication. They must have the aptitude to work under minimal regulation, unpredictable shifts and long hours and must remain alert during operations. Surgical technologist also must have outstanding deftness to grip various instruments in complicated ways. Surgical Technicians arrange the operating room prior to and after each procedure, ensuring that it is completely stocked with instrument and sterile disposable items. They must have the crucial knowledge and aptitude to make sure quality patient care throughout the operative process and is constantly on watchfulness for upholding of the sterile field. Surgical technicians have differing tasks.

The major tasks executed by a surgical technician include:

• Get ready operating room for surgery;
• Arranging, checking, attaching/ detaching and adjusting surgical equipment’s;
• Give technical assistance to surgeons and anaesthetists;
• Set patients comfortably for surgery;
• Get ready the patient for surgery by shaving and disinfecting incision sites;
• Supplying equipment according to instruction.
• Solutions and medications to the surgeon.
• Sterile dressings at the end of surgery.
• Locating patients to and from the theatre and wards.

Ganga College of Paramedical Sciences had MoU with Hospital near Bathinda area for providing training hand experience, upgradation of Skill & knowledge to students’ exposure to the most modern techniques in critical care.