>1. I had to anesthetize the patient in the sub-basement, two floors below the main OR — where there were always other anesthesiologists able to help in an emergency. In the MRI suite, no one could hear my silent screams if I got in trouble nor were there knowledgeable extra hands to, for example, squeeze the breathing bag if I needed to prepare for an emergency intubation.
You are allowed to put patients under general with no one else present? That doesn't seem like it should be possible
You are allowed to put patients under general with no one else present? That doesn't seem like it should be possible