As an Anaesthetic Technician, you will need to master following:

• administer anaesthetics to patients
• anaesthetics
• assess patients after surgery
• comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
• emergency medicine
• emergency surgery
• ensure safety of healthcare users
• ensure the positioning of the patient for surgery
• intensive care medicine
• maintain anaesthetic machinery
• monitor patient's vital signs
• monitor patients during surgery
• monitor stock level
• order supplies for anaesthesia services
• professional documentation in health care
• surgery
• surgical asepsis
• tolerate stress
• undertake healthcare examination
• work in multidisciplinary health teams

More generally, an anaesthetic technician is also versed in:

• biophysics
• communicate in healthcare
• comply with legislation related to health care
• deal with emergency care situations
• dispose medical waste
• empathise with the healthcare user
• first aid
• human anatomy
• human physiology
• infection control
• manage healthcare users' data
• manage infection control in the facility
• medical informatics
• pharmacology
• resuscitation
• sterilization techniques

It also helps to know the following:

• arrange surgery operating site
• assist with hemostasis
• endoscopy
• instruct on allergic reactions to anaesthetics
• manage acute pain
• manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia
• perform venepuncture procedures
• positions for surgical procedures
• techniques of blood-sampling
• use venepuncture procedure equipment
• medical terminology
• radiation protection
• use foreign languages in patient care