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Are theatre support workers in Ireland/ the UK the equivalent of surgical techs/ assistants in the US?

I'm trying to find out what the lowest position for someone who works in the operating room is called. If these positions aren't the same, does anyone know the difference between them or what the UK equivalent to a surgical tech would be?

Posted - December 8, 2016
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  • Sounds like a glorified title for a projectionist to me.
      December 8, 2016 8:27 PM MST
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  • 7943
    lol Did you ever watch House? Dr. House used to watch surgeries while he was making a diagnosis. He'd be up in a big room with a huge window that looked down on the surgical suite. That's a theater... or theatre, as the case may be. One of my latest writing assignments has me matching up healthcare jobs with the Irish equivalent. It would be nice if the rest of the world just got with the program and started referring to things by their American names. Sheesh. I bet these theatres don't even have popcorn. What a ripoff. 
      December 8, 2016 8:41 PM MST
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  • I bet they don't.  They probably have over-sized french fries they label as "chips" instead.
      December 8, 2016 8:50 PM MST
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  • Pfft
      December 9, 2016 1:01 AM MST
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  • ;D
      December 9, 2016 1:03 AM MST
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  • Dwarf I think ... Though these days they prefer little people
      December 8, 2016 8:44 PM MST
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  • 7943
    lol You guys are no help at all. I can only imagine what the person who hired me would do if I submitted a paper discussing "little people," popcorn, and glorified projectionists. 
      December 8, 2016 8:49 PM MST
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  • Hey, it's original at least! ... You must get some marks for originality lol... Anyway, what are you doing sub contracting out your assignments, hmmm?
      December 8, 2016 8:55 PM MST
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  • Porters, JA. That's what they're called.
      December 8, 2016 11:37 PM MST
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  • Funny ...I thought that was a type of beer ... The things you learn This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 8, 2016 11:39 PM MST
      December 8, 2016 11:39 PM MST
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  • 'Tis that too. 
      December 8, 2016 11:40 PM MST
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  • :)
      December 9, 2016 12:41 AM MST
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  • 7943
    Thank you. :) If I could give you extra credit, I would. 
      December 9, 2016 11:35 AM MST
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  • Huh hum. Extra credit would be compensation, btw  ;)
      December 9, 2016 12:20 PM MST
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  • They load and unload cargo?
      December 9, 2016 11:43 AM MST
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  • Something like that. It's menial and low paid and long houred - I have a lot of respect for them. 

    :)
      December 9, 2016 12:22 PM MST
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  • Yeah I had to go look this one up.   Sounds similar to being an orderly.
      December 9, 2016 12:24 PM MST
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