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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is race | rescue: remove paitnet and ant staff from immediate danger alarm: activate the fire alarm and verbally alert the team and facility confine: close doors and shut off gases/oxygen to help contain the fire extinguish/evacuate: extinguish a small, contro |
| what is pass | pull: pull the safety pin for extinguisher aim: aim the nozzle at the base of the fire squeeze: squeeze the handle to release the extinguishing agent sweep: sweep side to side across the base until the fire is out |
| unrestricted area attire | street clothes. no sterile procedures take place. patients transported by stretcher or wheelchair. open to visitors and outside vendors during business hours |
| unrestricted places in the hospital | locker-room, preoperative holding, front desk/registration. PACU, waiting area, administrative offices central receiving dock |
| semi-restricted area attire | scrubs and hair covering, authorized peroneal only, clean support areas, doors kept closed to preserve air pressure |
| semi restricted places in hospital | corridors leading to the OR, instrument storage, decontamination rooms, central processing, sterile processing workrooms, sub sterile room approach corridors. |
| restricted area attire | full surgical attire required, masks required at all times, highest level of asepsis required, movement and conversation kept to a minimum |
| restricted area places in the hospital | operating rooms, sub sterile rooms, scrub sink areas, sterile core, blanket warmer/supply rooms, anesthesia workroom |
| what color are the biohazard bags | red |
| skin prep drying time before you can drape | 3 minutes |
| order in dawning before the scrub | remove jewelry, watch and outer clothing put on fresh laundered scrub suit tuck top into pants apply head covering apply mask apply protective eyewear |
| what is adjustable in the OR | your mayo stand |
| what completes electrical circuit on the ESC machine | |
| examples of biohazards | blood soaked gauze, used needles, tissue or organ specimens, contaminated instruments, body fluids on drapes |
| required before the surgical hand scrub | soap and water hand wash |
| fast, routine hand hygiene between patient contact | alcohol based hand rub |
| donning | gown mask eye protection gloves |
| doffing | gloves eye protection gown mask, then wash hands |
| when is it most likely for a patient to have latex sensitivity | patients with multiple prior surgeries or children with spina bifida |
| OR items that may contain latex | urinary cathaters, gloves, shoe covers, tape, electrode pads |
| type 1 latex allergy | seconds to minutes after exposure |
| type IV latex allergy | rash appears 6-48 hours after latex contact |
| what year did the CDC define standard precautions | 1996 |
| which body excretion is not covered by standard precautions | sweat |
| true or false. you only need standard precautions if to a patient has an infection | false |
| the smoke produced by lasers or electrocautery and it has been shown to contain biological material | surgical plume |
| what di you do if you were poked my a sharp | alert the team hand off the item remove gloves treat the site |
| C.A.R.E mindset | care: direct toward the patient and the surgical team at every moment aseptic: principles and technique that prevent surgical site infection role: of the surgical technologist within the sterile field and team enviormental: awareness and concern for |
| surgical suite designs | racetrack, hotel, specialty grouping |
| what temp should the OR be at | 68-73 |
| what should the humidity be | 20-60% |
| maximum total air exchange | less than 15 |
| gas outlet color codes | |
| oxygen | green |
| medical air | yellow |
| nitrous oxide | blue |
| nitrogen | black |
| vacuum/suction | white |
| WADG | purple |
| protects the worker. sets handling storage and exposure rules | OSHA |
| protects public health. sets infection-control guidance | CDC |
| infectious waste | blood body fluids gloves gowns sponges drapes disposable instruments sharps |
| what is the scavenging system | system that captures and removes waste anesthetic gas before it builds up in the OR and is inhaled by the surgical team |
| how does it work | capture: collects excess gas from the anesthesia machine valve or ventilator transport: moves the gas thru dedicated scavenging tubing disposal: vacuum/suction pulls gas outside |
| hypoxia | low blood oxygen |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| cardiac arrhythmias | irregular heart rhythm |
| cardiac arrest | heart stops pumping- most severe |
| pulmonary hypertension | high pressure in lung vessels |
| cardiac output | heart pumps less blood per minute |
| ANSI | American national standards institute |
| AAMI | writes the technical standards |