Sterility
Time frame that gloves are changed
What is 60 to 150 minutes
Someone from the surgical team must use this once the patient has moved onto the OR bed.
What is a safety strap?
To protect your cell phone from getting overwhelmed by alerts while staying informed, Emory staff should download this specific university backed mobile app for rapid alerts and safety features.
What is Emory Safe App?
The two most common communication tools used in the OR.
What is Closed Loop and Call-out communication?
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of EUHM and WEM?
Who is Dr. Adam Webb
The case is on a long delay;using this method will keep my table sterile
What is the sterile cuff two drape method?
A surface that is high touch and frequently creates a risk for hands to acquire pathogens that could be transmitted to patients.
What is a touch screen?
Emory Healthcare uses this explicit, plain-language overhead page to signal severe weather threats like tornadoes or damaging winds.
What is "Facility Alert Severe Weather"?
The four steps in this closed loop communication catch errors before they reach the patient.
What is request, repeat-back, confirmation, and completion?
An event posing immediate risk to patients, Staff, or visitors for example fire, bomb threat, active assailant threast.
What is an example of a Life Safety Threat?
Prior to opening a sterile item, 3 things must be verified.
What is a chemical indicator, packaging integrity, and expiration date?
Due to severe immunosuppression etc patients at Winship must completely avoid this popular summer activity due to mold spores in the soil.
What is gardening?
If a colleague or visitor faints from heat exhaustion inside the Winship facility, staff must immediately announce this overhead code to activate the rapid medical response team.
What is "Medical Alert Blue Adult"?
This series of 3 escalating assertive statements are used by team members to "stop the line".
What is "I am Conserned" ,"I am Uncomfortable", and "This is a safety issue" (CUS).
In an active threat situation, Emory public safety guidelines dictate this specific three-word action sequence to ensure survival.
What is "Run, Hide, Fight"?
At the start of the day all horizontal surfaces in the OR must be wiped.
What is Damp Dusting?
A patient or visitor displays disruptive behavior, Emory staff should use this that of framework.
What is Descalation?
Gives access to emergency generators in the case of power failure.
What is the Red plug?
The important last step in the Universal Protocol for the OR that provide the confirmation.
What is a Debrief?
On this High Reliability Platform (HRP) I will enter this event regarding the workplace violence I just witnessed.
What is a SAFE report?
You should avoid changing levels and sit only when the entire procedure will be performed at that level.
What is the Scrubbed Team Members?
May result in hand colonization with mocroorganisms, less hand washing, and increased risk for infection of both patients and staff members.
What is Hand Dermatitis?
Rather than using code words/colors, Emory has updated its verbiage.
What is Plain-Language?
This readiness tool involves checklists and timeouts at various stages to confirm patients are prepared for the procedures.
What is SOAP?
To maintain facility security and prevent unauthorized access, all Emory Healthcare employees are required to do this with their EHC photo ID badge at all times while on campus.
What is wear it visibly on your upper shirt?