"What Instrument Is That?"
This retractor is most commonly used to provide exposure to organs in the abdominal cavity.
What is the Bookwalter Retractor?
This principle means that only sterile items should come into contact with the sterile field.
What is aseptic technique?
This safety process confirms the patient's identity, procedure, surgical site, and consent before surgery begins begins.
What is the surgical time-out?
This airway device is commonly used to maintain a patient's airway during general anesthesia.
This phenomenon occurs when the surgeon says, "this should be a quick case."
What is the case lasting for hours?
This self-retaining retractor is commonly used in thoracic surgery and has two blades that can be locked in position.
A sterile package becomes contaminated if it is open below this level.
What is the level of the waist?
What are counts?
This parameter represents the percentage of hemoglobin saturated wuth oxygen.
What is SpO2?
The OR nurse and STs most powerful superpower is knowing this information without anyone asking.
This instrument is commonly used with suture boots to tag prolene sutures in vascular procedures.
What are mosquito clamps?
When opening a sterile wrapper, this flap should generally be open first.
What is the flap away from you?
This type of specimen requires special handling because placing it in formalin would make certain diagnostic testing impossible.
What is a specimen for frozen section?
What is malignant hyperthermia?
When a surgeon or resident states "I'm dry" this usually implies use of this product for surgical hand antisepsis.
What is Sterillium/Avagard?
This instrument is commonly used during initial incision and closing of the epidermal (surface) level of skin.`
What are Adson forceps?
This area of a sterile wrap is considered non-sterile and should be the only area touched to maintain sterility of the package.
What is the outer one inch?
During a count discrepancy, the team should first stop and perform this action before proceeding.
What is recount/search for missing item?
This medication is the definitive treatment used to halt the hypermetabolic process of malignant hyperthermia.
What is dantrolene?
What is running to get 27 more things?
This instrument is designed to grasp and manipulate the edges of blood vessels while minimizing trauma to the vessel wall.
What are DeBakey forceps?
This area of the scrubbed team member is considered non-sterile when turned away from the sterile field.
What is the back of the gown?
This patient-safety practice involves confirming the intended procedure, site and laterality before incision.
This maneuver is used in rapid sequence intubation (RSI) to prevent aspiration during induction.
What is cricoid pressure?
The OR and ST can almost always expect this document to be the least accurate when preparing for a procedure.
What is the preference card?