The usual American spelling of anaesthetist — a person whose work is to give anesthetic. Though actually, the job the word points to is not the same on both sides of the ocean, and that is the messy truth students need.

The usual American spelling of anaesthetistanaesthetist常見的美式拼法 a person whose work is to give anesthetic指負責施打麻醉的人 Though actually不過其實 the job the word points to is not the same on both sides of the ocean這個字在大西洋兩岸指的工作內容並不一樣 and that is the messy truth students need而這正是學生需要知道的複雜真相

In Britain, an anaesthetist is typically a doctor. In the United States, anesthetist very often means a nurse anesthetist: a nurse trained to give anesthetic, while the medical doctor is called an anesthesiologist.

In Britain在英國 an anaesthetist is typically a doctoranaesthetist通常是醫師 In the United States在美國 anesthetist very often means a nurse anesthetistanesthetist常常是指麻醉護理師 a nurse trained to give anesthetic受過訓練負責施打麻醉的護理師 while the medical doctor is called an anesthesiologist而醫師則叫anesthesiologist

If you are reading an American hospital page, do not assume anesthetist means 'the surgeon's doctor.' The spelling change is only the missing a; the social meaning of the job title is what really shifts.

If you are reading an American hospital page如果你看的是美國醫院的頁面 do not assume anesthetist means 'the surgeon's doctor.'不要以為anesthetist就是幫外科醫師打麻醉的醫師 The spelling change is only the missing a拼法上的差別只是少了一個a the social meaning of the job title is what really shifts這個職稱真正改變的是它的社會意義