Anesthesiologist assistants

found: Work cat.: A study of anesthesiologist assistants, 2007:t.p. (anesthesiologist assistants) p. 1-2 (first anesthesiologist assistant programs were started at Emory Univ. and Case Western Univ. in 1969; today, the American Society of Anesthesiologists considers anesthesiologist assistants to be mid-level anesthesia providers who work under the direction of an anesthesiologist and participate in the provision of anesthesia, performing such tasks as administering drugs, obtaining vascular access, applying and interpreting monitors, establishing and maintaining patient airway,and assisting with preoperative assessment)

found: American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants WWW home page, viewed Mar. 21, 2007.

found: Google search, June 18, 2007 (anesthesiologist assistants; anesthesiologists' assistants; anesthesiology assistants)