Extra positions 2

Question 1

What are prone position used for?

Answer 1

Procedures of the spine, back, rectum, and posterior aspects of extremeties.

Question 2

What is lateral position used for?

Answer 2

Thorax, kidney, retroperitoneal space, and hip.

Question 3

What is jackknife position?

Answer 3

patient prone with table flexed at the centre, Concidered one of the most precarious surgical positions as it has an adverse effect on circulatory and respiratory systems.

Question 4

Friction, what is it, what’s it cause?

Answer 4

2 surfaces rubbing against each other – abrasion, blister

Question 5

Shearing, what is it, what’s it cause?

Answer 5

Skin remains stationary, tissue beneath is shifted – stretching/tearing of subcutaneous capillaries, lead to ischemia and development of pressure ulcer

Question 6

Compression, what is it, what’s it cause?

Answer 6

External pressure can restrict blood flow – tissue ischemia, tissue breakdown and pressure ulcers