Surgical Tech Certification

4 modes of contaminaiton
- Airborne contaminants circulating over a sterile surface
- Blood-borne pathogens
- Non-sterile moisture droplets falling on a sterile surface
- Physical contact between a momsterile and a sterile surface
5 sources of contamination from personnel
- Clothes and shoes
- Hair
- Body piercings
- Respiratory tract exhalations and secretions
- Skin
4 sources of contamination from the patient
- Circulating blood
- GI tract body waste
- Respiratory tract exhalations and secretions
- Skin
2 environmental sources of contaminations
- Articles used in the wound and over sterile field
- Dust and air
6 purposes of positioning
- Provides patient safety and comfort
- Allows access to intravenous sites and anesthesia devices
- Provides adequate exposure and access to the surgical site
- Maintains body alignment
- Provides adequate protection of neuromuscular structures and skin
- Prevents injury
Define supine

Lies face up
Define trendelenburg

Supine position with bed tilted downward
Define reverse trendelenburg

Supine position with bed tilted so head is higher than feet
Fowlers

Supine position in a reclining chair angle
Define lithotomy

Supine position with thighs and legs in stirrups
Define prone

Face downward
Define Kraske's

Prone with table flexed at hips. AKA jacknife
Define lateral

Lies on unaffected side
Define lateral kidney

Lateral position with table flexed in the middle
How many times per hour must air be exchanged in the OR?

20

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Surgical Tech Certification

Description

Asepsis, positioning, OR info

Updated

2010-05-03T15:50:09Z

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