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of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ASATT_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/ASATT_Logo.jpg/220px-ASATT_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/ASATT_Logo.jpg/330px-ASATT_Logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/ASATT_Logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="353" data-file-height="132" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1989</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oak_Creek,_Wisconsin" title="Oak Creek, Wisconsin">Oak Creek, Wisconsin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" 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organization">nonprofit</a>, educational organization responsible for the standards of technologist/technician competency in all areas of <a href="/wiki/Anesthesia" title="Anesthesia">anesthesia</a>. </p><p>ASATT's mission is to establish a professional entity for the <a href="/wiki/Anesthesia_technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Anesthesia technician">anesthesia technician</a> that will positively affect health care and standards of quality in <a href="/wiki/Patient_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Patient care">patient care</a> by providing a safe anesthetic environment. </p><p>ASATT has the only nationally recognized certification for technicians (<a href="/wiki/Cer.A.T." class="mw-redirect" title="Cer.A.T.">Cer.A.T.</a>) and technologists (<a href="/wiki/Cer.A.T.T." class="mw-redirect" title="Cer.A.T.T.">Cer.A.T.T.</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certification">Certification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Society_of_Anesthesia_Technologists_%26_Technicians&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Certification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning July 25, 2015, ASATT will be phasing out the technician exam (Cer.A.T.) and on-the-job training for the Anesthesia Technology profession. The certification is still valid for those who hold it.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Approved programs will be instructing at the Technologist (Cer.A.T.T.) level and graduates will be eligible to take the</li></ul> <p>Technologist (Cer.A.T.T.) exam. </p> <ul><li>Current Certified Technicians (Cer.A.T.) and Technologists (Cer.A.T.T.) will remain as is, as long as they maintain their certification.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technician_(Cer.A.T.)"><span id="Technician_.28Cer.A.T..29"></span>Technician (Cer.A.T.)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Society_of_Anesthesia_Technologists_%26_Technicians&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Technician (Cer.A.T.)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>certified anesthesia technician</b> (<b>Cer.A.T.</b>) is person that has met the experience and examination requirements set for this certification established by ASATT. The certification exam is no longer offered. ASATT requires any candidate seeking certification (Cer.A.T.) to meet one of the following requirements:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>ASATT Certified anesthesia technician, Cer.A.T. – a no-longer-offered certification exam.</li> <li>Only certified anesthesia technologist Cer.A.T.T exams are currently offered through ASATT</li> <li>Cer.A.T's may advance to Cer.A.T.T through an advanced placement program sponsored by ASATT</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technologist_(Cer.A.T.T.)"><span id="Technologist_.28Cer.A.T.T..29"></span>Technologist (Cer.A.T.T.)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Society_of_Anesthesia_Technologists_%26_Technicians&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Technologist (Cer.A.T.T.)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>certified anesthesia technologist</b> (<b>Cer.A.T.T.</b>) is a person who has met the experience and examination requirements for this certification established by ASATT. Requirements to sit for the certified anesthesia technologist (Cer.A.T.T.) examination are<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> the successful completion of a 2- or 4-year CAAHEP accredited / CoA-ATE approved program through ASATT. Current certified anesthesia technicians are re-certified every 2-years after the Cer.A.T.T. designation was granted. 30 hours of <a href="/wiki/Continuing_education" title="Continuing education">continuing education</a> credits are needed every 2 years to recertify. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication">Publication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Society_of_Anesthesia_Technologists_%26_Technicians&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Publication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Society produces a quarterly publication known as <i>The Sensor</i>, which provide its readers information on anesthesia-related topics, and a forum for learning and discussion.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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title="Laryngoscopy">Laryngoscopy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracheal_intubation" title="Tracheal intubation">Tracheal intubation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_sequence_induction" title="Rapid sequence induction">Rapid sequence induction</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scientific principles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blood%E2%80%93gas_partition_coefficient" title="Blood–gas partition coefficient">Blood–gas partition coefficient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concentration_effect" title="Concentration effect">Concentration effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fink_effect" title="Fink effect">Fink effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minimum_alveolar_concentration" title="Minimum alveolar concentration">Minimum alveolar concentration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_gas_effect" title="Second gas effect">Second gas effect</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Measurements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ASA_physical_status_classification_system" title="ASA physical status classification system">ASA physical status classification system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baricity" title="Baricity">Baricity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bispectral_index" title="Bispectral index">Bispectral index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Body_mass_index" title="Body mass index">Body mass index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capnography" title="Capnography">Capnography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entropy_monitoring" title="Entropy monitoring">Entropy monitoring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fick_principle" title="Fick principle">Fick principle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldman_index" class="mw-redirect" title="Goldman index">Goldman index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guedel%27s_classification" title="Guedel's classification">Guedel's classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intraoperative_neurophysiological_monitoring" title="Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring">Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallampati_score" title="Mallampati score">Mallampati score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuromuscular_monitoring" title="Neuromuscular monitoring">Neuromuscular monitoring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pain_scale" title="Pain scale">Pain scale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyromental_distance" title="Thyromental distance">Thyromental distance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Instruments_used_in_anesthesiology" title="Instruments used in anesthesiology">Instruments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracheal_tube" title="Tracheal tube">Tracheal tube</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Complications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allergic_reactions_to_anesthesia" title="Allergic reactions to anesthesia">Allergic reactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anesthesia_awareness" title="Anesthesia awareness">Anesthesia awareness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drug-induced_amnesia" title="Drug-induced amnesia">Drug-induced amnesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effects_of_early-life_exposures_to_anesthesia_on_the_brain" title="Effects of early-life exposures to anesthesia on the brain">Effects of early-life exposures to anesthesia on the brain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emergence_delirium" title="Emergence delirium">Emergence delirium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_anesthetic_toxicity" class="mw-redirect" title="Local anesthetic toxicity">Local anesthetic toxicity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malignant_hyperthermia" title="Malignant hyperthermia">Malignant hyperthermia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perioperative_mortality" title="Perioperative mortality">Perioperative mortality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postanesthetic_shivering" title="Postanesthetic shivering">Postanesthetic shivering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postoperative_nausea_and_vomiting" title="Postoperative nausea and vomiting">Postoperative nausea and vomiting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postoperative_residual_curarization" title="Postoperative residual curarization">Postoperative residual curarization</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subspecialties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cardiothoracic_anesthesiology" title="Cardiothoracic anesthesiology">Cardiothoracic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Critical_emergency_medicine" title="Critical emergency medicine">Critical emergency medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geriatric_anesthesia" title="Geriatric anesthesia">Geriatric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intensive_care_medicine" title="Intensive care medicine">Intensive care medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obstetric_anesthesiology" title="Obstetric anesthesiology">Obstetric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oral_sedation_dentistry" title="Oral sedation dentistry">Oral sedation dentistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pain_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Pain medicine">Pain medicine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Professions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anesthesiologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Anesthesiologist">Anesthesiologist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anesthesiologist_assistant" class="mw-redirect" title="Anesthesiologist assistant">Anesthesiologist assistant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nurse_anesthetist" title="Nurse anesthetist">Nurse anesthetist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operating_department_practitioners" class="mw-redirect" title="Operating department practitioners">Operating department practitioners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certified_anesthesia_technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified anesthesia technician">Certified anesthesia technician</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certified_anesthesia_technologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified anesthesia technologist">Certified anesthesia technologist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaesthetic_technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaesthetic technician">Anaesthetic technician</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physicians%27_assistant_(anaesthesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Physicians' assistant (anaesthesia)">Physicians' assistant (anaesthesia)</a></li></ul> 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