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A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an individual specially trained in the adminsitration of anesthesia to patients having surgery or procedures requiring sleep or sedation. It is an extremely interesting and challenging profession for many reasons.

• CRNAs have "ring-side" seats for every procedure. It's like going to a concert and not having to get there early in order to get a good seat!
• Caring for the ill is a priveledge that, until exercised, cannot be described.
• Continuing changes in the practice of Anesthesia make continuous learning mandatory, therefore anesthesia never gets "old."

Here are a few links which I have visited and would recomment to anyone interested in the practice of Anesthesia. They are not necessarily for the lay person and might be found quite dull to some. However, the "gas-passers" out there might just find a helping hand or a new friend or two.

The Daffynition of Anesthesia as quoted by Brian G. McAlary, M.D. is...

"Anesthesia is the practice of pumping potent pharmaceuticals and poisons into poorly prepared patients having pathetic protoplasm while perusing surgical practicioners in pursuit of poorly defined pathology during preposterous periods of time."

Another daffynition that I give credit to Dr. Dennis Allen for is...

"The act of half-awake people taking care of half-asleep people being operated on by half-witted people!"

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Home Page

http://www.aana.com This is the home page of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. You can find anything you need to know about the association at this site. You can get signed up to CRNA Talk, at http://www.aana.com/cgi-win/joinlist.exe and talk to CRNAs all over the USA.

AnesthesiaWeb http://www.anesthesiaweb.com is an independent educational resource by and for anesthesia providers. It is supported by Roche Laboratories and Duke University. Nice site, but there is not even one CRNA on the Advisory Board. I keep meaning to email Roche about this!

GASNet http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/ Global Anesthesiology Server Network, international chat and articles

Anesthesia and Critical Care http://dacc.uchicago.edu/education/SubspecialtyResources.html links to a variety of anesthesia related topics

Seminar Information

• http://www.nwas.com/ Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, listings and schedules.

CRNA and SRNA Home Pages

• http://www.kymtnnet.org/bosco/ Mr. Bosco's Home Page
• http://www.epix.net/~shinskie/donssrna.htm School Days by an SRNA
• http://www.community.net/~eclipse/anes.html An Air Force CRNA Home Page

For Information on Political Action Visit one of these sites:

Center for National Independence in Politics http://www.vote-smart.org a national non-partisan non-profit organization focused on providing citizens with information about the political system.

Rock the Vote http://www.rockthevote.org a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the political empowerment of young Americans.

Official Republican Party Site http://www.rnc.org

Official Democratic Party Site http://www.democrats.org

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