Maintaining a sterile field/durable medical equipment, prosthetic, and supplies
What should you do before using a equipment/ items?
Check to make sure that there is a autoclave indicator and its expiration date.
It most cases what is used to preform a removal?
When a wound is bleeding bright red, and the bleeding is profuse and fast, which kind of of hemorrhage is it?
Arterial Hemorrhage.
Any break in the skin is considered what?
An open wound.
What are considered a emergency situation over the phone, when the patient is what?
severely hypoglycemic, hypovolemic shock, heat exhaustion or heat stroke, hypothermia/frostbite, obstructed airway, ad syncope.
What is durable medical equipment (DME)?
DME includes medical devices and supplies that can be used repeatedly.
What should you do if there is gaping, bleeding, or presence of an exudate?
Stop immediately don't continue and get a health care provider.
What are some minor procedures preformed in a medical office?
Biopsy, removal of foreign bodies, endoscopy, colposcopy, cryosurgery, and incision and drainage.
What is the purpose of first aid?
To sustain life and prevent death.
When a patient sprains their ankle is it considered a emergency situation?
No.
What is the primary method of sterilization with instruments and equipment?
Autoclaving, which is the process of using high-temperature steam to kill mirco-organisms.
Where do sutures you take out go, and where do the staples go when taken out?
When you take out the sutures they go into the bio hazard waste container, the staples go into the sharps waste container.
What is an AED?
It is an Automated External Defibrillator.
What are the 4 different types of wounds?
An abrasion, incision, laceration, and a puncture wound.
An hour after the time of injury or symptoms occurs is the most critical, what is the name for this in the hospital when needed to be treated in the first hour?
The golden hour
What should you never do with a sterile field?
You should never leave, reach over, or turn away from a sterile field.
Who can remove sutures and staples under the delegation of a provider?
Medical assistants.
When a patient presents to the office with minor or traumatic injuries who can be responsible for obtaining the CC, vital signs, and assisting the provider?
The medical assistants.
What should you do if there is a person at a resturant having an anaphylacic shock?
Administer an epipen or a preloaded pen filled with epinephrine, lay patient down and elevate their legs, and monitor their pulse.
The MA's first step in an emergency situation on the phone is to obtain critical information like?
The patients name, contact information, location, what the situation is and when it started, and the status of the patient.
What is DMEPOS?
Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, cirrhotics, and supplies. these are all ordered through the patients insurance.
What is put into a disposible suture removal kit?
Suture scissors and forceps.
Identifying patients who have life-threatening conditions and need immediate care, who should contact emergency medical services during a crisis situation, location of fire extinguishers, and making sure all needed equipment and supplies are ready for a provider during an emergency situation. These are all what kind of plan?
An Emergency Action Plan.
What should you do to prevent an injury to a person having a seizure?
Help them too the floor if they aren't already, move object s out of their way, and turn them to the side to prevent aspiration.
What are some of the emergency and life threatening situations that happen to patients in the hospital?
Cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, uncontrolled bleeding, head injury, shock, and 3rd and 4th degree burns.