Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

51.0906 - Perfusion technology/perfusionist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and nurses, to operate extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during medical procedures and surgeries where the support or temporary replacement of a patient's own respiratory or circulatory system is required. These programs include courses in equipment selection and operation; physician and medical team consultation; patient condition monitoring; procedural techniques; and principles of respiratory and circulatory physiology.

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