Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting

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 sterilization - the destruction of all microorganisms on a surface or object Disinfection - destruction of most pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate objects antispsis - destruction of most pathogenic microorganisms on animate objects antiseptics - used to kill microorganisms during patient skin preparation and surgical scrubbing sterilization indicators - generally paper strips or tape impregnated with a material that changes color when a certain temperature or chemical exposure is achieved Steam sterilization - pressurized steam is the most efficient and common method, steam destroys microbes via cellular protein denaturation Laser scalpel - Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation scisors - generally classified according o the type of points, blade shape, or cuttion edge curved scissors - greater maneuverability and visibility straight scissors - greatest mechanical advantage for cutting tough or thick tissue Metzebaum scissors - more delicate and should be reserved for fine thin tissue mayo scissors - cutting heavy tissue bandage scissors - blunt tip that when introduced under the bandage edge, reducing the risk of cutting the underlying skin needle holders - used to grasp and manipulate curved needles Mayo-Hegar and Olsen-Hegar needle holders - have a rachet lock just distal to the thumb