CNOR EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDE/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED
Terms in this set (114)
What are the three -oxidizer, ignition source, fuel
elements of the -chest, neck, face, head
fire triangle? -Electrosurgical units
What are the most
common surgical
sites of pt fires?
What is the most
common source
that contributes to
90% of OR fires?
,FIRE TRIANGLE: -Electrosurgical units, drills, heated
Name IGNITION probes, lasers, electrocautery devices,
sources in the OR fiberoptic cords
Name FUEL -alcohol-based prep, Collodion,
sources in the OR drapes, ET tubes, gowns
Name OXIDIZERS -Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide
in the OR -drapes
what is the most
common fuel
source in the OR?
AIRWAY FIRE: -ET tube, drapes/flammable supplies
what should you -all medical gases
remove from the -saline
patient? (2) -noncombustible/nonflammable
stop the flow of? solutions from back table or smothering
what do you pour technique
down the airway?
What is the 1st line
of defense to put
out an OR fire?
, MINIMIZING -saline moistened lap, to assist with
SURGICAL FIRES: decreasing/preventing O2 leaks from
What should you tube
place in the pt's -tinted saline solution, the liquid helps
throat for increase the temp required to rupture
procedures the cuff, the color helps visualize a
involving the rupture
mouth/face/airway
and why?
What should you
inflate the ET tube
cuff with and why?
SURGERY IN THE -water soluble gel
AIRWAY/CHEST -Ioban incise drape
AREA: -accumulated anes gas
To prevent fire,
what should you
coat the pt's
head/facial hair
with?
What should you
use between the
surgical site and
O2 source?
What should anes
suction be used to
evacuate?
GUIDE/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED
Terms in this set (114)
What are the three -oxidizer, ignition source, fuel
elements of the -chest, neck, face, head
fire triangle? -Electrosurgical units
What are the most
common surgical
sites of pt fires?
What is the most
common source
that contributes to
90% of OR fires?
,FIRE TRIANGLE: -Electrosurgical units, drills, heated
Name IGNITION probes, lasers, electrocautery devices,
sources in the OR fiberoptic cords
Name FUEL -alcohol-based prep, Collodion,
sources in the OR drapes, ET tubes, gowns
Name OXIDIZERS -Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide
in the OR -drapes
what is the most
common fuel
source in the OR?
AIRWAY FIRE: -ET tube, drapes/flammable supplies
what should you -all medical gases
remove from the -saline
patient? (2) -noncombustible/nonflammable
stop the flow of? solutions from back table or smothering
what do you pour technique
down the airway?
What is the 1st line
of defense to put
out an OR fire?
, MINIMIZING -saline moistened lap, to assist with
SURGICAL FIRES: decreasing/preventing O2 leaks from
What should you tube
place in the pt's -tinted saline solution, the liquid helps
throat for increase the temp required to rupture
procedures the cuff, the color helps visualize a
involving the rupture
mouth/face/airway
and why?
What should you
inflate the ET tube
cuff with and why?
SURGERY IN THE -water soluble gel
AIRWAY/CHEST -Ioban incise drape
AREA: -accumulated anes gas
To prevent fire,
what should you
coat the pt's
head/facial hair
with?
What should you
use between the
surgical site and
O2 source?
What should anes
suction be used to
evacuate?
