Chapter 15

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Understanding the O.R.

• A ________________

• ____________ is expected.

• ___________ environment.

• We are ___________

A surgical tech has…

• ______________– Surgeons can smell blood

• _______________– Know the equipment

• ______________ Skills– Things can and will go wrong

• _____________Skills– Short and concise

Who’s in there

• ______________– In Charge

• __________________– 2nd in command

• Surgical _____________– Right hand for the surgeon

Who’s in there

• _____________Tech– Helps the surgical team

• _____________– Nurse to assist those who are sterile

• _____________– Nurse who prepares and protects the sterile

field

We are responsible for

• ___________

• Portable

• Stationary machine

• _____________

What’s in there

• Sterile areas

• Non-Sterile areas

Sterile areas

• Anything ________________– Surgical _________– Surgical ________– Surgical __________– Patient

• We must __________of the sterile areas.

Non-sterile area

• Those areas not Blue or not on Blue.– ___________– Monitors– ___________

Keeping it clean

• _____________– The absence of infectious material.

• _____________(Non-sterile)– O.R. Scrubs– _______– Hat– _________

Equipment attire

• C-arm drape– _________will help– Grab ___________and drape your C-arm

• IR– Scrub nurse will have a __________– ____________into it

During the procedure

• ______________ effectively – Make sure everyone hears ________

• Know what ___________

• Then ____________

What we need to know

• Set up _______________

• Orientate __________

• When indicated ____________

• Save images

Common X-ray Procedures

• Operative _____________– Laproscopic _______________

• Retrograde Urography

• Orthopedics– ____________– ____________

Procedures

• Spinal Surgeries– ______________– _____________

• Pacemaker Insertion

Chole

• Operative or Laproscopic

• Locate area of _____________

Urography

• ____________

• KUB

• Follow the _______________

Orthopedic Procedures

• Closed _____________– Alignment of a fracture. ____________

• Open _____________– Alignment of a fracture. _________– Open Reduction with Internal Fixation ______

Orthopedic Procedures

• ___________________– Hardware is external to the patient

• ________________– IM Rod

Spinal Surgeries

• ____________– Lamina removal

• ___________– Cages

• _______________– Disk removal