Surgical Assisting Worksheet
How do you hand a surgery instrument to your doctor during surgery? - answerIn ready to use position; press firmly into doctors hand
What is a hematoma? - answerLocalized mass of blood that is confined within an organ or tissue
What is a seroma? - answerCollection of fluid beneath the skin &' usually occurs after surgery
What are surgical assistants' duties? - answerArrange instruments, operates suction, passes instruments, keeps surgical site dry, &' presurgical &' post surgical sponge counts
What are surgical circulator duties? - answerSupplies &' equipment &' opens sterile materials
What is absorbable suture? - answerSutures that absorb itself on surgical site &' don't need to be removed within approximately 10-14 days
What is a non-absorbable suture? - answerSutures that need to be taken out manually at the vet clinic
What is a sterile assistant in surgery? - answerSurgical assistant
What is a non-sterile assistant in surgery? - answerCirculating assistant
What does wound dehiscence mean? - answerSeparation of the edges of a surgical wound
How do you hand a surgery instrument to your doctor during surgery? - answerIn ready to use position; press firmly into doctors hand
What is a hematoma? - answerLocalized mass of blood that is confined within an organ or tissue
What is a seroma? - answerCollection of fluid beneath the skin &' usually occurs after surgery
What are surgical assistants' duties? - answerArrange instruments, operates suction, passes instruments, keeps surgical site dry, &' presurgical &' post surgical sponge counts
What are surgical circulator duties? - answerSupplies &' equipment &' opens sterile materials
What is absorbable suture? - answerSutures that absorb itself on surgical site &' don't need to be removed within approximately 10-14 days
What is a non-absorbable suture? - answerSutures that need to be taken out manually at the vet clinic
What is a sterile assistant in surgery? - answerSurgical assistant
What is a non-sterile assistant in surgery? - answerCirculating assistant
What does wound dehiscence mean? - answerSeparation of the edges of a surgical wound