anaesthetist

/ əˈniːsθətɪst /

noun

1. US name: anesthesiologist. a qualified doctor specializing in the administration of anaesthetics

2. a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician Compare anesthesiologist

Example Sentences

The firm may use its own anaesthetists and theatre staff, but often relies on support staff and infrastructure from the host NHS trust.

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"Mia is a drug-addicted anaesthetist, whose childhood trauma is catching up with her and she's trying to hide all of it," she says.

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Dr Shooter said preparing drugs for injection was something she was specially trained to do as an anaesthetist and not something the customer should be doing at home, without training.

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It added had consultant obstetricians and anaesthetists been involved in her care earlier, her internal bleeding may have been recognised sooner.

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A former anaesthetist has gone on trial in the city of Besançon, in eastern France, accused of intentionally poisoning 30 people, including 12 patients who died.

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