Clinical procedures

Question 1

What is the techs role for a spinal?

Answer 1

Support the Patient (psychological and physical), monitor, non - touch aseptic technique, keep procedure sterile, provide equipment, do not leave anaesthetist.

Question 2

What is techs role for Epidural?

Answer 2

Support the Patient (psychological and physical), monitor, non - touch aseptic technique, keep procedure sterile, provide equipment, do not leave anaesthetist.

Question 3

What is the techs role for spinal-epidural?

Answer 3

Support the Patient (psychological and physical), monitor, non - touch aseptic technique, keep procedure sterile, provide equipment, do not leave anaesthetist.

Question 4

What is the techs role in a caudal?

Answer 4

Support the Patient (psychological and physical), monitor, non - touch aseptic technique, keep procedure sterile, provide equipment, do not leave anaesthetist.

Question 5

What is the techs role in a local?

Answer 5

Support the Patient (psychological and physical), monitor, non - touch aseptic technique, provide equipment, do not leave anaesthetist.

Question 6

How is blood patch performed ?

Answer 6

Injection of patients blood into puncture site in the spine to restore normal pressure in the spinal fluid.

Question 7

How is an arterial line performed?

Answer 7

A pressure transfixing system attached to a cannula inserted into an artery.

Question 8

How is a CVC performed?

Answer 8

Central line introduced into a vein via catheter.

Question 9

How is a PICC line performed ?

Answer 9

Catheter inserted into the basilic or cephalic vein in the cubical fossa or upper arm. Tip of the catheter lies in the superior vena cava (SVC).

Question 10

How is a midline catheter performed?

Answer 10

Catheter is inserted into the upper arm, tip placed and located just below the Scilla using ultrasound. Caliber basilic or brachial veins used.

Question 11

How is a transoesophageal echocardiograph performed?

Answer 11

Transducer passed down through oesophagus to sit just behind the heart.

Question 12

How is a intercostal drainage performed?

Answer 12

Chest drain inserted into pleural space using ultrasound.

Question 13

How is vascular cut down performed ?

Answer 13

Surgical incision, to introduce cannula straight into the vein.

Question 14

How is external pacing performed?

Answer 14

Deliver pacing impulses through skin and chest wall via muscles and electrodes

Question 15

How is a balloon pump performed ?

Answer 15

A long catheter I steered into the groin through a small cut made under local anaesthetic, catheter is guided through a large blood vessel until it is near the heart. IABP is attached to the catheter, gas pumped into balloon inflating and deflating to match patients heart rhythm, creating better circulation out to the body and blood back to the heart.

Question 16

How is intracranial pressure monitoring performed?

Answer 16

Monitored by fibre optic monitor, Codman monitor, which is placed on the surface of the brain, or via external ventricular drain system, which is a sterile system allowing drainage of CSF fluid

Question 17

How is a 12 lead ECG performed?

Answer 17

Use 10 electrodes places on patients chest and limbs.

Question 18

How is cell salvage performed ?

Answer 18

Surgeon sucks patients’ blood, collected into a reserve where it is filtered, cleaned and large particles removed. Red blood cells are seperated from othe components of blood, where it is then reinfused into the patient.