COTT

CERTIFIED OT TECHNICIAN

Overview

An operating theatre technician is a professional responsible for the preparation and maintenance of operating theatres and equipment before, during and after surgery. They also assist surgical and anaesthetic teams during surgical procedures and help to provide support to recovering patients.

Eligibility

  • The minimum educational qualification for selection of trainees for the operating theatre technician is +2 Science Stream (PCB/PCM).

Duration

  • The Duration of Operating Theatre Technician (COTT) is One year.

Selection Process

Selection for admission into BBA is through the Common Entrance Test (CET). Conducted by Govt. of Odisha. However, the institute can allow admission on merit basis.

Course Fee

30,000/-One Year

Regd. Fee 10000/

Learning Objectives

  • At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
    1. Support and work as a link between OT Sisters and Doctor in OT.
    2. Prepare the OT prior to surgery, including Anesthesia preparation and Surgical Preparation.
    3. Sterilise the OT and instruments.
    4. Assist the Anaesthesist in delivering General Anesthesia and Regional Anesthesia.
    5. Assist in common Surgeries as first assistant in emergency.
    6. Perform basic nursing procedures like IV Catheterisation, RT insertion, Nebulisation, Oxygen therapy, Injections.
    7. Monitor the patient in pre-operative and post-operative room.
    8. Perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
    9. Use a defibrillator correctly during Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
    10. Use basic monitors, equipments and C-arm in OT.
    11. Maintain basic monitors, equipments and C-arm in OT.
    12. Maintain all OT records in a proper way.
    13. Assist in Blood transfusion therapy.
    14. Able to monitor the patient during Blood transfusion.
    15. Carry out all steps as per check list before & after surgery.
    16. Provide psychological support to the patient.
    17. Counsel patients’ relatives.
    18. Manage common accidents and untoward incidences in OT.
    19. Perform different injection techniques commonly used in OT.
    20. Describe common emergency drugs used in the OT.
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Course Curriculum

Sl. No. 1st Quarter Internal Assessment 2nd Quarter Internal Assessment 3rd Quarter Annual Board Examination
Subject Th Pract/Demo Subject Th Pract/Demo Subject Th Pract/Demo
1 Basic sciences 12 18 Introduction to anesthesia 20 20 Role of technician in Casualty 12 10
2 Microbiology and sterilization 12 18 Medical and surgical nursing 12 23 OT equipments and their maintenance 0 10
3 Introduction to Operation theatre techniques 13 22 OT related consumables & record keeping 14 0 Resuscitation and Recent advances in OT technology 6 5
Total 37 58 Total 46 43 Total 18 25

Rotational Postings – In addition to rotational posting the OT students must be rotated through oxygen bank, autoclave rooms, and biomedical waste department. Students of 1st Quarter & 2nd Quarter will rotate in various operation theatres from 9 am to 12.00 noon daily as follows:

Rotational Postings in each quarter:

Sl. No Department Days
1 ENT 10
2 Obstetrics & Gynecology 15
3 General / GI Surgery and Emergency/Anesthesia 20
4 Ophthalmology 10
5 Orthopaedics 15
6 Other, Blood Bank 10
7 Casualty posting 10
Total 90

Rotational Posting : 3rd Quarter students will have posting in casualty, Medicine ICU, Burns Unit, Trauma ICU, Trauma OT and Superspeciality OT for Practical Training. Rotational posting of 10 days as following : 

  • Burns
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Urosurgery
  • CTVS
  • MICU/TICU
  • Trauma/Casualty/Pain Clinic
  • Labour Room

Examination Marking System

Board Examination 70 Marks (Only Theory)
Internal Assessment 30 Marks (Theory + Practical)
Total 100 Marks
Pass 50 Marks

List of Books for Reference

Sl. No. Subject / Topic Author/Editor Title of Book Publisher
1 OR Technique Berry & Kohris Berry & Kahn’s Operating Room Technique Elsevier
2 OR Techniques Leena Gomez Manual of Operating Room Technique Jaypee
3 Instruments & Ward Procedure MM Kapur A Complete Hospital Manual of Instruments & Procedure Elsevier
4 Ward Procedures Mansukh Patel Ward Procedures Elsevier
5 Emergency Surgeries Adam Brook Emergency Surgery Wiley
6 Anaesthesia Manual A. Ahanatha Pillai Manual of Anesthesia for Operation Theater Technicians Jaypee
7 Microbiology Mrs. Kapale, Mrs. Pande Laboratory Manual in Microbiology
8 BD Chaurasia’s Human Anatomy Human Anatomy Vol.1,2,3 CBS
9 Operative General Surgery Farquharson’s Textbook of Operative General Surgery CRC Press
10 Fractures & Injuries Adam’s Adams Atlas of Fractures Including Joints & Injuries Elsevier
11 Orthopedics Maheshwari Essential Orthopedics Jaypee
12 Microbiology Ananthanarayan & Paniker Textbook of Microbiology Universities Press

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