Instruments
This self-retaining retractor, named after a fish, is commonly used in abdominal surgery.
What is a Balfour?
According to AORN, this distance must be maintained around a sterile field to prevent contamination.
What is 12 inches?
The Circle of Willis supplies blood to this organ.
What is the brain?
This drug is the most commonly used IV induction agent for general anesthesi.
What is propofol?
This "spooky" piece of PPE could also double as part of a Halloween costume, though we wear it every case.
What is a surgical mask?
This orthopedic instrument resembles a carpenter's tool and is used to cut bone.
What is an osteotome?
This protocol requires two licensed professionals to verify prior to transfusion.
What is a two-person blood verification?
The Whipple procedure involves removal of part of the pancreas, duodenum, and this organ.
What is the stomach?
This reversal agent is used for opioids.
What is Naloxone?
This bone symbolically tied to Halloween, is also the strongest bone in the human body.
What is the Femur?
This neurosurgical in instrument is used to remove the lamina during spinal surgery.
What is a Kerrison rongeur?
The Joint Commission Universal Protocol consists of three amin steps: pre-procedure verification, site marking, and this.
What is a time-out?
The omentum, often called the "policeman of the abdomen" is made up of this type of tissue?
What is fatty/connective tissue?
This paralytic is often used for rapid sequence intubation because of its quick onset and short duration.
What is Succinylcholine?
This neurosurgical tool, once a real skull-boring instrument, sounds like something Dr. Frankenstein would use.
What is a trephine?
This vascular clamp, named after a surgeon, is used in delicate vessel surgeries.
What is a Satinsky?
This "fire triangle" element is most often contributed by the anesthesia provider.
What is oxygen?
During a CABG, this vessel is most commonly harvested for grafting?
What is the saphenous vein?
This anticoagulant, often reversed with protamine sulfate, is commonly used during vascular surgery.
What is Heparin?
This eerie-sounding surgical complication occurs when gas or air collects under the skin making a crackling sound.
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
This endoscopic instrument, insulated and with rotating shaft, is specifically designed for bipolar vessel sealing?
What is Ligasure, Enseal, or Harmonic device?
According to AORN, surgical attire should not be worn outside the facility because of this risk.
What is cross-contamination?
This cranial nerve, number XI, is at risk during a radical neck dissection?
What is the spinal accessory nerve?
This inhaled anesthetic has the lowest blood gas partition coefficient, making it the fastest induction and emergence.
What is Desflurane?
This psychological condition, also called "pumpkin phobia" by some, is an intense fear of Halloween.
What is Samhainophobia?