Roles and Responsibilites
The individual responsible for setting up the sterile instruments and supplies and passing them during surgery.
What is the 1st Scrub Surgical Technologist
Period of time after surgery spent in PACU
Post-Op Phase
What is the AST
Famous "surgery beadle" during the 1800's
Who is a Mr. Ramply
A patient undergoing an uncomplicated umbilical herniorrhaphy falls into this category of surgery
The individual responsible for placing performing the patient skin preparation and positioning.
What is the RN Circulator
Period of time immediately following wound closure.
Post Op Phase
Organization the writes and administers the national certification exam for surgical technologists
What is the NBSTSA
What is trepanation
The category of surgery for a patient having a bilateral augmentation mammoplasty
Assists with hemostasis and closure of body planes
Surgical 1st Assist
Period of time when anesthesia is initially being administered
Pre-Op Phase
Organization that develops standards and accredits healthcare orgainzations
What is the Joint Commission
Year the first certification exam was given for surgical technology
What is 1970
The surgical specialty for a patient having a triple coronary artery bypass grafting procedure.
What is cardiothoracic
A RN with advanced education to administer anesthesia
What is a CRNA
Period of time when wound closure is occuring
Itra-Op Phase
Organization involved in the development, management, and use of safe and effective medical technology and devices
What is the Association of the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
The year Texas began requiring accredited education and certification of surgical technologists.
What is 2009
The surgical specialty for a patient needing a renal transplant
What is genitourinary, or urology
The individual qualified to run any radiology equipment in the Operating Room
What is a radiology tech
Period of time when OR team is performing the verbal Time Out to verify correct patient and procedure
Pre-Op Phase
What is maintenance and biomed
Andreas Vesalius was able to reproduce and distribute detailed illustrations in this book thanks to typography and movable type printing.
What is De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books)
The category of surgery for a patient who was ejected during a motor vehicle accident (MVC) and has multiple fractures, but does not have any internal bleeding.