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Sterile Technique
personnel
Asepsis
equipment uses
misc
100

Principles applied to prevent pathogenic microbial contamination of the surgical environment

Aseptic principles

100
this does not need to be sterile in order to maintain aseptsis
What is surgical mask and cap
100

Absence of pathogenic microorganisms or disease

What is asepsis

100

Instrument used for cutting suture

What are straight mayo scissors

100

Placed in instrument trays to verify sterility

What is an indicator 

200

combination of contact time and scrubbing action accounts for this

What is the effectiveness of surgical scrub

200
Scrubbed surgical personnel become contaminated if they touch
What is anything outside the sterile field
200

Substance that destroys/kills bacteria

Bacteriocidal

200
scissors that are used for cutting and dissecting more delicate tissues
What is metzenbaum
200
term for around the time of surgery
What is perioperative
300

The contamination of a person, object, or environment by contact with contaminants from another source.

What is Cross Contamination 

300
personnel should pass each other in the operating room
What is back to back
300

The number of microbes or amount organic debris on an object at any given time

What is Bioburden

300

Forceps that have large rat tooth tips and are used grasp thick fibrous tissue.

What are Ferris Smith tissue forceps

300

A self retaining retractor often used in inguinal hernia repairs

What is a Weitlaner

400

Techniques of creating and maintaining a protected sterile field and remaining vigilant to prevent contamination.

What is sterile technique

400
surgical masks loose their effectiveness
What is when they become moist or after 4 hours of use
400

To reduce the microbial population on a surface or item to a sub-pathogenic level

Decontamination

400

Used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal hernia repair

What is a Penrose Drain

400

A surgical tech always gloves the surgeon in this order

What is right hand first

500

Contamination of a sterile field or package that occurs from the passage of fluid through a microbial barrier

What is strike-through

500

HAI

What is Health care associated infection; previously called nosocomial

500

Any microbe capable of causing disease or infection

What is a pathogen

500

Forceps used when suturing skin

What are Adson tissue forceps

500

What should you do if  your mask slips down below your nose during a case?

What is have non sterile assistant stand behind you and adjust your mask