First assisting

From CST to CSFA

What changes when you move from the back table to the other side of the patient.

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Why move up to assist
Eligibility
Choosing a program
The CSFA exam

This guide is being written. The outline below shows what it will cover.

Why move up to assist

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Eligibility

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Choosing a program

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The CSFA exam

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AJ Vazquez, CST, CSFA

Surgical technologist and first assistant with about eight years in the OR, from Level I trauma to travel contracts. He wrote Unseen Heroes of the OR so people could see the work that happens past the red line.

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Unseen Heroes of the OR is my memoir of life as a surgical technologist at a Level I trauma center: the emergencies, the routine cases, and what the work takes out of you. It’s why this site exists.

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