www.flahec.org - Special Technologies and Services
Special Technologies and Services ... innovations in medical technology have resulted in
revolutionary surgical techniques, drugs, treatments,
devices, diagnostic methods, disease prevention methods and
health information systems. As a result of this
technological explosion, new occupations requiring special
technical training and knowledge have been created. Special
Technologies and Services In this section you will learn
about cardiovascular technicians who perform diagnostic
examinations on the heart and blood vessels; cardiopulmonary
technologists who also perform diagnostic exams of the heart
as well as performing pulmonary tests of lung function;
electroneurodiagnostic technologists who record the
patient's nervous system function including the electrical
activity of the brain; electrocardiograph technicians who
operate machines which record graphic tracings of electrical
impulses transmitted by the heart muscle; perfusionists who
are members of the open heart surgical team; surgical
technologists who work in the operating room; and emergency
medical personnel who are often the first on the scene in
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