Surgical Instrument Care Flashcards
Instruments should be lubricated with instrument milk, not ________
Oils (not water soluble)
Instruments have ONE USE. Using them for something other than that one use can damage them and cause…
Expense
Steam from autocalve can ___________ instruments
Dull
Why are tape markers for instruments bad
If they get old, they can fall of into patient during surgery causing a foreign body
Why shouldn’t you engrave instruments
Cuts through the protective Nitric oxide and causes corrosion
It’s important to use ________________ with cold sterilization
Antirust
Two bad ways to identify instruments
Tape markers and engraving/ etching
What is the best way to identify instruments
Know whats in the pack
What is the best way to pass instruments and why
Palm slapping so they know it’s there
*Dont let go until they grab
How to pass ringed instruments
Handle to surgeon
