Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting Exam Questions and Answers| Already Graded

Preparation area - used for patient preparation and storage of surgical supplies, clipping the patient Scrub area - scrub sink, autoclave, room to gown and glove Surgery room - a dedicated room reserved for sterile surgical procedures, only used for surgery Aseptic techique - describe all the precautions taken to prevent contamination, and infection, of a surgical wound Contamination of a wound - presence of microorganisms within or on it, can lead to infection Infection - microorganisms in the body or a wound multiply and cause harmful effects main factors determine whether infection occurs - # of microorgainsms virulence of the microorganisms susceptibility of the animal route of exposure to the microorganisms nosocomial infcetion - hospital-acquired infection rules of aseptic technique - sterile items should be kept separate from non sterile items, only sterile items should touch patient tissues, when sterility of an item is in ? consider it contaminated