Gotta be clean
chemical agent capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms when applied to inanimate objects
What is disinfectant
how long should you leave sutures in before removing them
What is 10-14 days
Used to remove sutures
What are suture scissors
Used to control bleeders in subcutaneous tissue.
What is crile
Warm water blankets, heating pads and hot dogs are forms of what
What are heating devices
chemical agent capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms when applied to living tissue
What is antiseptic
Nylon, Polyester, Silk, Stainless steel
What are non-absorbable sutures
A two-bladed, tweezer type instrument for handing tissues and dressings
What are forceps
The "arms" of an instrument that run from the box lock to the finger rings
What is the shanks
# of microbes present, ability of microbe to cause disease, animals resistance to infection, route of exposure to microbe
What are the factors that determine whether infection will occur
turns distilled water into hot steam to eliminate living microbes
What is an autoclave
3 types of absorbable suture
What is vicryl, PDS, and chromic gut
A surgical instrument used to clamp blood vessels to prevent or stop bleeding
what is a hemostat
2 types of retractors
What are gelpi, and balfour
Excitement stage
What is stage 2 anethesia
destroy bacteria by causing genetic mutations and interfering with normal cellular metabolism
What is radiation
Suture failure causing surgical incision to open up
What is dehiscence
The hinge point of an instrument
What is the box lock
Generally holds #10,15, but can accommodate #11 and #12 as well
What is #3 scalpel handle
Instrument table used in surgery
What is a mayo stand
Mechanical vibrations caused by sound waves passing through a liquid medium destroy bacteria
What is ultrasonic vibration
The ability or tendency of suture to return to original packaged form
What is memory
The largest of the 3 basic hemostatic clamps
What are Kelly forceps
sharp-blunt, sharp-sharp, blunt-blunt
What are the 3 types of scissors
Fluid pocket underneath the skin
What is seroma