Patient prep Flashcards
When do we clip infected area
last
When clipping a dog for a neuter, where do you clip?
cranial to scrotum
what required a 5 minute contact time for surgical scrub?
iodine
patients undergoing abdominal surgeries are placed in
dorsal recumbent
what is the most common surgical scrub? Blue
chlorhexidine
3 precautions when clipping a patient for surgery
thin skin, clippers cool, flat surface
drawbacks to using iodine instead of chlorhexidine
reaction, stains, wait 5 minutes
2 reasons to not use alcohol during surgeries
sit for 45 minutes and kills bacteria
What is chlorhexidine effective against
bacteria, fungi, yeast, and viruses
when cliping for orthopedic procedure, what do we clip?
entire circumference of the leg
When we scrub a surgical site, never go back over the
middle
during abdominal procedure we clip
cranial to xyphoid process
clip used for skin
40 clipper blade
how much do we repeat a surgical scrub
3-5 times
alcohol is solely
bactericidal