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Question 1

Tissue forceps are used to secure tissues and can be _____________ or ______________. The three types are….

Answer 1

Traumatic or atraumatic
1. Allis
2. Babcock
3. Doyen

Question 2

Hemostatic forceps are used to ___________ vessels and ___________ tissues. Four types of hemostatic forceps are

Answer 2

Occlude vessels and secure tissues
1. Mosquito
2. Kelly
3. Crile
4. Carmalt

Question 3

Two pieces of equipment for emergency support

Answer 3

Crash cart and defibrillator

Question 4

What are two purposes of electrocautery

Answer 4

Speeds surgery and minimizes hemorrhage

Question 5

Which hemostatic forcep is the best for tension and why

Answer 5

Carmalt bc the striations go the opposite direction of the tension

Question 6

What do retractors provide

Answer 6

Access

Question 7

Two types of retractors

Answer 7

Hand held and self retaining

Question 8

What does malleable mean

Answer 8

Flexable

Question 9

Six hand held retractors

Answer 9

1. Army/ navy
2. Malleable
3. Senn
4. Spay hook
5. Hohmann
6. Volkmann

Question 10

Four self retaining retractors

Answer 10

1. Balfour (abdominal wall)
2. Gelpi
3. Weitlaner
4. Finocheitto (Thoracic/ sternum or ribs)