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| Area where the incision is made |
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| Surgical site & sterile drapes surrounding it on the table |
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| Surface covered with drapes & intended to be used as a work area to hold instrument & supplies |
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| sterile field, sterile surgery field, area of scrubbed personnel and the airspace above all of these |
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| How do sterile people pass each other? |
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| If a pack becomes damp or wet from bleeding through it is cosidered contaminated this is called: |
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| How far from the edge of anything that encloses sterile contents have to be to still be considered sterile? |
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| Non-sterile people pass a sterile area by : |
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| What are the main factors to take into consideration when having sperata are for storage of steilized items: |
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- Dust Free
- Ventilated
- Germ Free
- Insect Free
- No temperature or humidity extremes
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| A single wrapped muslin that is stored in a cabinet is sterile for how long? |
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| A double wrapped muslin stored on open shelving is steril for how long? |
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| This wrapping has the longest sterilitiy when placed open shelving: |
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| Single wrapped crepe paper |
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| A sterile single wrapped crepe paper last 8 weeks in a closed cabinet how long does a double wrapped muslin last? |
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| Heated-sealed and Plastic Pouches are good for how long on an open shelf? |
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| A sterilized pack is considered contaminated if: |
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- It becomes wt
- Tape is broken or loosened
- Date is illegible or missing
- Pack is punctured or torn
- Pack has been dropped on the floor
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| In a case of extreme emergency and you have dirty instruements what can you do so that the intruement can be used? |
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Disinfect as well as u can by:
- Cold soak solution for a minimum of 15 min (ideally 3 hours)
- Alcohol 70% (1 hour than allow to dry)
- Betadine/Nolvasan Solution (3 hours)
- Flash Sterilization at 270° for 3 minutes
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| What ideal characterisitics do we want when referring to wrap material? |
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- Selective Permeability
- Resistance to damage
- Flexibility
- Memory
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| What types of wrap material are there? |
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- Cotton textile (muslin)
- Paper
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| What should be done with insturments immediately after surgery is completed? |
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| Instruements should be placed in soak and prepared to be washed |
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| When rinsing or spraying an instrument with instrument milk it should be applied for at least how long? |
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| How long is an ultrasonic cleaner used after the instruement has been hand washed? |
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| When washing surgical materials in a washer machine we want to wash them with this substance: |
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| What are four different drapes? |
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- 4 corner drapes
- 3 corner drapes
- mayo stand drapes
- fenestrated drapes
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| How many gowns and hand towels should be placed in a pack? |
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| Which people have the direct contact with the sterile field? |
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- Surgeon
- Sterile Scrub Nurse
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| When is an open gloving technique used? |
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| Used when prepping the animal for surgery |
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| Non-sterile personnel do what? |
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- Open packs
- Open blades
- Open suture material
- Transfer items
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| Before actual prep begins you ALWAYS verify? |
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- Patient's identity
- Sex
- Procedure to be performed
- Confirm fasting of patient
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| What are some necessary test results? |
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- Blood work (Look at notes for detail)
- Urinalysis
- Fecal
- X-rays
- EKG
- HWT
- FeLV/FIV
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| This begins after the patient has been anesthetized, stabilized & hooked up to I/V fluids |
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| What blade number should be used when clipping a patient? |
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| Who begins the sterile scrub? |
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| Why should positioning the patient be be carefule done? |
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- Maintain airway
- Maintain IV fluid flow
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| This is the most routine position and is commonly used for abdominal surgeries and cervical disc surgery |
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| This position is also known as the frog position and is used for surgeries like lumbar disc surgery, cranial and ear surgery |
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| Hanging prep positioning is commonly used for this surgery |
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| happens outside the patient Ex: air, surgical instruements and supplies |
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| happens within the patient reaching the wound through the blood stream ex: dermatitis bacteria |
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| Who determines the degree to which principes of asepsis are followed in each case |
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