You can COUNT on me to follow BEST PRACTICE
Done before the start of any case to keep track of items used in surgery.
What is the initial count?
Three words to remember when facing an active shooter situation.
What is RUN, HIDE, FIGHT?
Requirements of surgical/procedural site marking.
What are "YES" and provider initials?
The only Ice Age fossil site in the world that is being actively excavated in the middle of a city.
What are the La Brea Tar Pits?
All opened instruments in the OR or procedural area are considered _________ regardless of use.
What is dirty/contaminated?
Surgical materials or equipment unintentionally left in a patient's body after completing surgery or a procedure.
What is RFO (RSI, RFB)?
Retained (foreign object, surgical item, foreign body)
A disruptive, abusive, or combative staff, patient, or visitor warrants a call for a _____ _______.
What is a Code Gray?
Adjunct technology used in KMC ORs that verify in real time manual counts.
What is SurgiCount?
The HOLLYWOOD sign used to say _____?
What is HOLLYWOOD LAND?
Three components of the fire triangle.
What are ignition/heat source, oxidizer/oxygen, & fuel?
The correct sequence for performing a Final Count (of the surgical area).
What is surgical site, mayo stand, back table & basin, and items off the sterile field.
The department that checks all equipment, including toaster ovens.
What is bio-med?
Ringed instruments should be __________ & ________ to ensure the instruments are efficiently coated with pre-treatment solution.
What are restrung & unhinged/open?
The four hospitals of Keck Medicine of USC.
What are Keck, Norris, Verdugo Hills, & Arcadia?
"The Wrap Artist"
While this "artist" might not win Grammys, their wraps are critical hits in the sterile processing world.
What is a Sterile Processing Technician.
A tool used to manage patient readiness for surgery/procedure that requires a minimum of two RNs for completion.
What is the Surgical Checklist?
_________ is done during a procedure/surgery, where ____________ is used to remove gross soil from instrument surfaces to prevent bio debris from drying and adhering to the instruments.
What is point of use or pre- cleaning & sterile water.
Applied to secure patient to bed, table, or gurney before start of procedure.
What is a safety strap?
Daily Double!
Often mistaken as the mascot for USC.
*Double points if you name the correct Mascot.
Who is Tommy Trojan?
*Daily Double
Who is Traveler the Horse?
Used to document events relating to patient, staff, & visitor safety including near-miss events.
What is an SRM (incident report)?
Critical communication at the end of a surgery/procedure that provides an opportunity for the team to discuss and confirm important information about the surgery/procedure.
What is debrief?
When a disaster occurs, you should have food and water for at least _______ days.
What is seven?
Kept on the back table or nearby in case of a fire but not used on any electrical equipment.
What is Sterile Water or Saline?
Keck Medicine of USC leader with a background in NICU & OR who has admitted to jumping out of a plane just for fun.
Who is Brynda Collins?
During the TeamSTEPPS training, a video was shown. What teachable and learnable TeamSTEPPS skill broke down in that scenario?
What is: (any of the below)
-communication
-team leadership
-situational awareness/shared mental model
-mutual support