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Today we're meeting
Commander Daniel Power
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Anesthesiologist in the
Canadian Armed Forces.
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Hey Dan, ready to bring me along today?
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I sure am.
Okay.
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So we're obviously not in a
hospital. Why are we here?
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We're in Petawawa,
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and we're at the unit. We're
doing Exercise Crawling Healer.
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This is a trial of a newly
designed forward surgical team
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that we're planning to
use for future missions,
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including our planned one in Latvia.
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Wow. Okay. So big picture,
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what does an anesthesiologist
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do in the Canadian Armed Forces?
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We basically do the same
thing as in the civilian world.
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We're anaesthesia, pain medicine,
and resuscitation experts.
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We support the Canadian
Armed Forces operations, both
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internationally and
domestically, often as part
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of a multidisciplinary team
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and with international
partners. Are you ready to go?
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Let's do it.
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Oh, what's all this?
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Well, believe it or not,
this is a field hospital.
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No way.
Yes.
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This is how we package our equipment
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to bring wherever we need it to go.
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It can go on an aeroplane, it can
go on a truck, it can go on a ship.
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It can go anywhere we need to set up
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and get ready to do an operation.
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That's pretty incredible.
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And what's the most
interesting part of your job?
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Well, I would say the deployments.
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These are where we go overseas.
These are our missions.
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This is where we become
part of something bigger.
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This is where I feel like
I'm doing something beyond
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what I would do in my civilian hospital.
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And I really enjoy it, and it's definitely
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what I look forward to every time.
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So what do you like most about being an
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anesthesiologist in the CAF?
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I love the people. The,
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my military colleagues are
like another extended family.
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I enjoy being around them
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and training with them
and connecting with them.
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I always feel better when I leave,
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and so that's definitely
my favourite thing.
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That sounds great.
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And how's working in the
field hospital different?
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Oh, why don't I show you?
Okay.
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So, are you ready?
I think so.
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All right. Keep in mind
everything in there is
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simulated and not real.
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In addition, I will not
be wearing the same type
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of PPE as everyone else in the room
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just for the purposes of
this demonstration. Let's go.
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Okay. I'm looking
forward to this.
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Whoa, that wound looks so real!
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I know. We have an entire
moulage team whose job it is
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to create this level of
reality for these simulations.
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Okay, and what's
everyone's role in here?
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Well, let me introduce.
This is our circulating nurse.
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This is our orthopaedic surgeon.
This is our general surgeon,
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and this is our OR tech. Combined with me,
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we would comprise the
typical operating room team
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on a forward surgical team.
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Okay. And where would you be?
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I'm gonna be around here at
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the front, at the head of the bed.
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This is pretty intense. How
do you feel in this space?
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I feel very comfortable in this space.
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Essentially, this is my home.
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I have my anaesthesia
machine, I have my equipment,
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I have the medications I would give
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normally, and I have my team.
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This is no different from my civilian home
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and is where I feel comfortable
and where I'm at my best.
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Okay. And have you ever had
to improvise during a mission?
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We like to plan all
the time. And missions,
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when the action starts, often
the plans can fall apart.
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So improvising is truly an
essential military skill
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that we train for regularly.
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Okay, Dan, let's do a quick
this-or-that. Are you ready?
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Okay. Yeah.
The Pitt or Grey's Anatomy?
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Definitely The Pitt. Grey's
Anatomy is a soap opera.
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Coffee or energy drink?
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I'm a coffee person. I'm
not into energy drinks.
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I'm old school. Coffee's very
important, and good coffee.
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I agree. Coffee first. Sudoku or Wordle?
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I like Wordle, but it's
a very short-lived game.
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Sudoku gives you a little bit more longer
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satisfaction. So maybe both.
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Okay. And what is a myth you want
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to debunk about your job?
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People often think anaesthesia is boring
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and that we're sitting all the time,
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but nothing could be
further from the truth.
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It's a job of action. I'm
constantly in movement,
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I'm connecting with patients,
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I'm maintaining situational
awareness, communicating
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with the team, and using
my hands-on skills.
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It is definitely not a boring job.
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Now, Dan, why should someone become an
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anesthesiologist in the CAF?
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Because it is the greatest
job in the universe,
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including the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Awesome. Well, that
was my last question.
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Well, I really gotta get back to work.
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It's been great to talk to you today,
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but why don't you take some
nice, slow, deep breaths.