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Ch.9 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Curette | Tool used to scrape or remove tissue from a body cavity or skin |
Hemostat | instrument used to clamp off blood vessels. |
Scissors | Dissecting tool used to cut tissue |
Bandage Shears | Blunt tipped scissors used to cut bandages off body |
Retractor | Instrument used to pull tissue aside to provide better visualization |
Speculum | Instrument used to widen or increase viewing area of body cavity(vaginal or nasal) |
Sterile Skin Closure | Steri-strip: used to join sides of laceration to facilitate healing. |
Hibiclens | Pre operative skin cleanser and antiseptic |
Providone-Iodine | Common surgical skin prep solution |
Isopropyl Alcohol | Disinfectant used on skin prior to injection or phlebotomy. (70%) |
Sterile Saline | Used to clean irrigate wounds |
Ligature | Tying(tubal ligation) |
Regional Anesthesia | Injecting anesthetic to block feeling from large area of tissue |
Serations | Markings etched into tips of surgical instruments to help improve grasp |