Sterile Tech Flashcards

1
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Father of medical Asepsis

A

Ignaz Semmeiweiss

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2
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Methods of Cleaning Instruments

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Manual

Mechnical

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3
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Methods of Sterilization

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Gas Sterilization
Stream Sterilization
Indicator Strip

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4
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Gas Sterilization

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Packs good for 90 days

  • Anprolene
  • -Ethylene Oxide
  • Tape
  • -Green with tan stripes before sterilized
  • -green with red stripes when sterilized
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5
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Steam Sterilization

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Packs good for 30 days
Tape
-tan with white stripes before sterilized
–tan with red when sterilized

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6
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Indicator strip

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Will change color when sterilized

-black OK –>accept

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7
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Back up Table Pack

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1 surgeons Gown
2 hand Towels
1 6' pt drape
1 back up table drape
1 indicator strip
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8
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Scrub Gown Pack

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1 scrub nurse’s gown
2 hand towels
1 indicator strip

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9
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Scrub nurse

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Drapes the pt
loads and passes scalpel handle/blade
begins draping mayo stand
counts sponges prior to use

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10
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Circulator

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mediator between sterile and non-sterile fields
tie in surgeon
clip and scrub pt
count sponges prior to use

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11
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Draping the pt

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Quarter drapes
-6 in pack
 -4 for pt
 -2 for mayo stand
Towel clamps
Pt drapes
Standard sx scissors
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12
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Suture Material

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Measured in Ott

-the lower to Ott, the larger in diameter

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13
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Suture material: Vicryl

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Absorbable
Polyglactin 910
Monofilament

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14
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Suture material: PDS

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Absorbable
Polydioxanone
Multifilament

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15
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Suture material: Dexon

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Absorbable
Polyglycolic Acid
Multifilament

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16
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Suture material: Prolene

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Non-absorbable

Surgilene

17
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Suture material: Ethilon

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Non-absorbable
Dermalon
Monofilament