ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST
EXAM: SURGERY WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS…HIGRADES
What hto hreport hto hsurgeon hregarding hfx h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Location h
-Open/closed
-Type hof hfx
-Anatomical halignment
-Angulation- hdegree
-Neurovascular hstatus hof hlimb
Surgical hhand hwashing hprocedure h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Examine hskin hfor
hdamage
-Nail hpick hto hclean hunder hnails
-Sterile hscrub hbrush
-One harm hat ha htime, h30 hpasses hin heach harea
-Each hside hof heach hfinger
-Extend hto h2 hinches habove helbow
-Excess hwater hallowed hto hdrip hinto hsink
Protective hattire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtects hfrom hradiation, hlasers, hand
hmicrobes. hScrub hsuit, hmask, hhair hcover, hshoe hcover, hnon hsterile hgloves,
hprotective heyewear, hand hradiation hprotection.
, Attire hworn hin hthe hOR h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLimits hmicrobial hspread. hScrub
hsuit, hhair hcover. hMask hand hshoe hcovers. hA hcap hor hhood his hworn hto hcover
hhair.
Sterile hscrub hattire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hWorn hby hsurgical hteam. hPut hon hafter
hsurgical hscrub. hSterile hgown, hsterile hgloves. hRequired hfor hentry hinto hsterile
hfield. hMade hof hlint-free hfabric. hThe hcuffs hof hthe hgown hare hnot hconsidered
hsterile hand hmust hbe hcovered hby hthe hglove. hDouble-gloving his hrecommended.
Double-gloving h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProvides hextra hprotection hfrom hinjury hand
hdisease. hAs ha hsharp hobject hpasses hthrough hthe hglove hmaterial, hbioburden his
hremoved. hAdditionally, hthe hability hof hlatex hto hact has ha hbarrier hdecreases
hover htime. hA hglove hof ha hlarger hsize his hworn hnext hto hthe hskin, hand ha hglove
hof hnormal hsize his hworn hon htop.
Supine hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hflat hon hback. hArms hsecured hat
hthe hsides hof hthe hbody, hpalms hfacing hinward. hLegs hare hstraight hout. hA hsafety
hbelt his hpositioned hacross hthe hthighs happroximately h2 hinches habove hthe
hknees. hIf harm hboards hare hused, hthe harms hare hno hmore hthan h90 hdegree
hangle. hPillows hare hplaced hwhere hnecessary, hand ha hfoot hboard his hused hto
hprevent hprolonged hplantar hflexion.
Fowler's hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hModified hsupine hposition. hDecreases
hblood hcirculation hto hthe hupper hbody, hand hencourages hvenous hdrainage. hAn
hair hembolism his ha hpotential hhazard hof hthe hposition. hAllows heasy haccess hto
hthe hhead, hneck, hshoulder hand hbreast. hArms hare hsecured hacross hthe
hstomach. hThe hupper hsection hof hthe htable his hraised hto ha h45 hdegree hangle.
hThe hwhole htable his htilted hdownward
Prone hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe hpatient his hanesthetized hbefore hbeing
hplaced hon hthe hoperating htable hin hthis hposition. hThe hsafety hstrap his happlied
hon hthe hthighs habove hthe hknees.
Beach hChair hpositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFor hshoulder hsurgery
Lateral hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLateral hrecumbent hposition. hPatient
hpositioned hon hone hside. hLower hleg his hflexed, hand hupper hleg hremains
hstraight. hSafety hstrap his hplaced hover hthe hhip. hArms hare hplaced hon hdouble
harmboards.
ACL hreconstruction hpositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe htourniquet hmust hbe
hplaced has hproximally has hpossible hon hthe hthigh hof hthe haffected hleg. hThe hleg
hmust hbe hflexed hto hat hleast h90 hdegrees. hA hleg hholder, hor hlateral hpost
hattached hto hthe hbed hby hbrackets his hused hto hhold hthe hleg hin hposition.
Fracture htable hpositioning hto hrepair hhip hand hfemur hfractures h- h hcorrect
hanswer- hFx hof hhip hand hthigh hrequire hORIF hor hintra-medullary hrodding. hA
hstandard hOR htable his hnot happropriate hfor hthis hbecause hthese htechniques
hrequire hmaintained htraction. hThe htable hincludes ha hboot- hthe haffected hleg his
hplaced hin hthe hboot.
EXAM: SURGERY WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS…HIGRADES
What hto hreport hto hsurgeon hregarding hfx h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Location h
-Open/closed
-Type hof hfx
-Anatomical halignment
-Angulation- hdegree
-Neurovascular hstatus hof hlimb
Surgical hhand hwashing hprocedure h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Examine hskin hfor
hdamage
-Nail hpick hto hclean hunder hnails
-Sterile hscrub hbrush
-One harm hat ha htime, h30 hpasses hin heach harea
-Each hside hof heach hfinger
-Extend hto h2 hinches habove helbow
-Excess hwater hallowed hto hdrip hinto hsink
Protective hattire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtects hfrom hradiation, hlasers, hand
hmicrobes. hScrub hsuit, hmask, hhair hcover, hshoe hcover, hnon hsterile hgloves,
hprotective heyewear, hand hradiation hprotection.
, Attire hworn hin hthe hOR h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLimits hmicrobial hspread. hScrub
hsuit, hhair hcover. hMask hand hshoe hcovers. hA hcap hor hhood his hworn hto hcover
hhair.
Sterile hscrub hattire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hWorn hby hsurgical hteam. hPut hon hafter
hsurgical hscrub. hSterile hgown, hsterile hgloves. hRequired hfor hentry hinto hsterile
hfield. hMade hof hlint-free hfabric. hThe hcuffs hof hthe hgown hare hnot hconsidered
hsterile hand hmust hbe hcovered hby hthe hglove. hDouble-gloving his hrecommended.
Double-gloving h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProvides hextra hprotection hfrom hinjury hand
hdisease. hAs ha hsharp hobject hpasses hthrough hthe hglove hmaterial, hbioburden his
hremoved. hAdditionally, hthe hability hof hlatex hto hact has ha hbarrier hdecreases
hover htime. hA hglove hof ha hlarger hsize his hworn hnext hto hthe hskin, hand ha hglove
hof hnormal hsize his hworn hon htop.
Supine hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hflat hon hback. hArms hsecured hat
hthe hsides hof hthe hbody, hpalms hfacing hinward. hLegs hare hstraight hout. hA hsafety
hbelt his hpositioned hacross hthe hthighs happroximately h2 hinches habove hthe
hknees. hIf harm hboards hare hused, hthe harms hare hno hmore hthan h90 hdegree
hangle. hPillows hare hplaced hwhere hnecessary, hand ha hfoot hboard his hused hto
hprevent hprolonged hplantar hflexion.
Fowler's hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hModified hsupine hposition. hDecreases
hblood hcirculation hto hthe hupper hbody, hand hencourages hvenous hdrainage. hAn
hair hembolism his ha hpotential hhazard hof hthe hposition. hAllows heasy haccess hto
hthe hhead, hneck, hshoulder hand hbreast. hArms hare hsecured hacross hthe
hstomach. hThe hupper hsection hof hthe htable his hraised hto ha h45 hdegree hangle.
hThe hwhole htable his htilted hdownward
Prone hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe hpatient his hanesthetized hbefore hbeing
hplaced hon hthe hoperating htable hin hthis hposition. hThe hsafety hstrap his happlied
hon hthe hthighs habove hthe hknees.
Beach hChair hpositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFor hshoulder hsurgery
Lateral hposition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLateral hrecumbent hposition. hPatient
hpositioned hon hone hside. hLower hleg his hflexed, hand hupper hleg hremains
hstraight. hSafety hstrap his hplaced hover hthe hhip. hArms hare hplaced hon hdouble
harmboards.
ACL hreconstruction hpositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe htourniquet hmust hbe
hplaced has hproximally has hpossible hon hthe hthigh hof hthe haffected hleg. hThe hleg
hmust hbe hflexed hto hat hleast h90 hdegrees. hA hleg hholder, hor hlateral hpost
hattached hto hthe hbed hby hbrackets his hused hto hhold hthe hleg hin hposition.
Fracture htable hpositioning hto hrepair hhip hand hfemur hfractures h- h hcorrect
hanswer- hFx hof hhip hand hthigh hrequire hORIF hor hintra-medullary hrodding. hA
hstandard hOR htable his hnot happropriate hfor hthis hbecause hthese htechniques
hrequire hmaintained htraction. hThe htable hincludes ha hboot- hthe haffected hleg his
hplaced hin hthe hboot.
