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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
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S6 - handling and moving
S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.9.0 - handling animals
S6.9.1 - tending and breeding animals
S6.9.2 - tending and breeding aquatic animals
S6.9.3 - moving and herding animals
S6.9.4 - hunting, trapping and slaughtering animals
S6.9.5 - feeding and grooming animals
S6.9.6 - training animals
S6.9.7 - providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
- administer drugs to facilitate breeding
- administer treatment to animals
- administer treatments to fish
- apply specialised veterinary knowledge
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- assess animal behaviour
- assess the care requirements of bovine feet
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- assist in the administration of fluids to animals
- assist in veterinary surgery
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- carry out artificial insemination of livestock
- carry out equine dental procedures
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out post hoof-trimming activities
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- check the health of livestock
- conduct veterinary consultation
- develop animal feeds
- examine animals
- handle horses during dental procedures
- handle veterinary emergencies
- handle veterinary patients
- implant microchips in animals
- insert semen
- locate microchip in animals
- manage veterinary practice waiting area
- operate hooves trimming tools
- perform euthanasia on animals
- perform massage techniques on animals
- perform surgical procedures on animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- plan physical rehabilitation of animals
- prepare animal therapy equipment
- prepare animals for anaesthesia
- prepare animals for veterinary surgery
- prepare environment for veterinary surgery
- prepare equid hooves
- prepare fish treatment plan
- prepare livestock for artificial insemination
- prescribe animal medications
- prescribe physical therapy to animals
- provide anaesthetics to animals
- provide flock medical treatment
- provide nursing care for animals in recovery
- provide nursing care for hospitalised animals
- provide osteopathic treatment to animals
- provide sedation to animals
- remove embryos from animals
- screen live fish deformities
- select semen for artificial insemination of animals
- select therapy animals
- supervise animal handling for veterinary activities
- supply veterinary medicine
- support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures
- support veterinary diagnostic procedures
- transfer animal embryos
- treat fish diseases
- treat pain for veterinary patients
- trim bovine hooves
- use animal chiropractic techniques
- use physiotherapy for treatment of animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment

skills

handling and moving

handling animals

providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals

prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment

Description

Description

Prepare and turn on all equipment required for animal anaesthesia, such as the anaesthesia machine, breathing circuit, endotracheal tube, intubation tools and anaesthetic monitors. Ensure they function and have undergone appropriate safety checks.

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carry out preparation activities for veterinary anaesthetic equipment

ensure veterinary anaesthetic equipment and materials are ready for use

ensure veterinary anaesthetic equipment is ready for use

perform preparation activities for veterinary anaesthetic equipment

perform preparation activities for veterinary anaesthetic equipment and materials

prepare anaesthetic equipment used in veterinary anaesthesia

prepare anaesthetic materials and equipment used in veterinary anaesthesia

prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment and materials

prepare veterinary anesthetic equipment

ready veterinary anaesthetic equipment

ready veterinary anaesthetic equipment and materials

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skill

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sector specific skills and competences

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)