SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE: Fundamentals (2024) QUIZZES WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS

SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE: Fundamentals (2024) QUIZZES WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to: -Correct Answer-Aid in preventing surgical site infections What is the principal goal of suctioning blood and body fluids from the wound? -Correct Answer-Improve wound visibility The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to: -Correct Answer- Provide exposure Which of the following characteristics of drape materials is correct -Correct Answer-Flame retardant Which of the following types of patients is at risk for developing a latex sensitivity? -Correct Answer-Child with spina bifida Which of the following should be confirmed before administration of any blood product? - Correct Answer-Date of expiration The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the OR is? -Correct Answer-15 times an hour with three exchanges of fresh air IF a surgical assistant places the operative patient's well being above all other factors, then the surgical assistant is said to have a strong: -Correct Answer-Surgical conscience Skin preparation solution under a patient may result in: -Correct Answer-Chemical burns The frozen section examination provides the surgeon with a: -Correct Answer-Quick preliminary diagnosis When assisting the surgeon with the draping, where should the surgical assistant stand in relation to the surgeon? -Correct Answer-On the opposite side of the OR table from the surgeon Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient body hair was: -Correct Answer-Not removed A hemodynamic complication in the patient could be caused by: -Correct Answer-Myocardial ischemia Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their: -Correct Answer-Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except: -Correct Answer- Condensation The earliest sign of MH is: -Correct Answer-Increase in end tidal C