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Chapter5enviromentVM
Chapter5enviroment
Question | Answer |
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race track is considered the | oldest design |
this design of the OR has the ORs situated along a central corridor with separate clan and solid work areas. Single entrance in and out | hotel plan |
this design of the OR has all of the OR's grouped by specialty (nero, ortho) they have there own solid instrument work area | specialty grouping |
the humidity should be placed at what degree for most operations? and what is exempted from this temp? | 68 and 73 degree unless it is a peds and then its warmer |
the departments are divided into 3 areas to help protect from infection | unrestricted, semi restricted, restricted |
in this area street clothes are allowed | unrestricted |
the red line of death is located between | semi restricted and restricted areas |
what is the power outlet voltage? | 220 or 110 |
what is the red outlet for | emergency |
what equipment do we plug into it | anything that is needed to protect the pt. anesthesia or vital to this procedure |
what are the two suction outlets used for in the OR | surgical team and anesthia |
What do these gas outlets stand for: Green, yellow, blue; white | green-O2; blue - nitrous oxide; yellow- compressed air; white- suction |
what am I? I am narrow, padded and fleible | the or table |
a Mayfield headrest is used for what | craniotomy procedure |
the Wilson bed is used for | prone positions spinal fusion |
what am I? I hang from the ceiling, I contain a variety of of surgical equipment, electrical and communication devices | boom |
we use what kind of solution in the basin to rinse our instruments | saline or sterile water |
what is the kick bucket used for | counted sponges |
a unidirectional positive-pressure flow of air that captures microbes to be filtered out is called what | laminar airflow |
the OR needs at least anywhere between ____to ___ air exchanges per hour | 20 to 25 |
which group stated that HEPA filters must be used in the OR | CDC |
how much humidity is needed in ti OR | 20-60% |
the autoclave and a blanket warmer are in this location | substerile area |
this room is designated wait room pre-surgery before entering quite, and can not see the or | preoperative holding |
PACU stands for | postanesthesia care unit |
what are the requirments for leaving the pacu | must be able to breath on own, and regain consciousness |
who does the monitoring of BG's | perfusionists |
what does fluoroscopy or aka C-arm do | provides real-time radiographic monitoring for orthopedic |
what protective equipment do you need to wear to use the C-arm and why do you wear them | lead aprons and thyroid shields to protect from ionizing radiation |
what does SICU stand for | surgical intensive care unit |
where do ventilator dependant patients go | sicu |
spd stands for | sterile processing department |
the or uses the _____ to _____ system | clean dirty |
high voltage outlets with circuit breakers are used for what equipment | Carm units and laser |
what type of lighting is used in the OR | halogens |
this table is elongated holds a lots of weight and is easy to roll. | the back table |
this is small hangs over the pt | the mayo table |
how many hook ups for suction | at least 2 |
noise, ionizing radiation,electricity,injury to the body, fire, explosion and injuries from sharps | physical hazards |
laser and electrosurgical plume, pathogens found in body fluids, latex sensitivity | biological hazards |
disinfection agents, waste anesthetic, gases, and vapors and fumes from chemical agents | chemical hazards |
NFPA stands for | national fire protection agency |
OSHA stands for and does what | occupational safety and health administration- they enforce what the niosh research |
NIOSA stands for and does what | national institute for occupational safety and health- they do the research for chemicals vapors and gases |
ANSI stands for what | American national standards institute |
the surgical lights should be? | non-glare a blue white beam |
something that comes from the pt can be considered | biological |
the study of motion is called | ergonomics |
three things that need to be to start a fire in the or | ignition, O2, fuel |
these are examples of what: electrosurgery, lasers, fiber optic light source, defibs, sparks | source of ignition |
these are examples of what: flammable chemical gas, vapor, ethyl alcohol and skin prep(isopropyl)drapes disposable surgical supplies | source of fuel |
laser stands for what | light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation |
_______prevention is critical during laser surgry | fire |
_______must be available for the surgical team incase of a small fire | sterile water |
what type of fire extinguisher should be used with the laser | halon fire extinguisher |
use ________ anesthetic when working with the laser around the oral or laryngeal | non-explosive |
use a ______ restraint ET tube when using a laser | flame |
what do you fill the balloon with in the ET tube during laser surgery | sterile water, use wet sponge around the tube |
anorectal area surgeries must be packed with ________ to prevent a methane gas explosion or fire | sterile water soaked sponge |
_________ instrumentation must be used for laser surgery | nonreflective |
class A fire extinguishers are used for what and do we use this in the OR | wood paper fire, they are water and NO |
class B fire extinguishers are used for what and do we use this in the OR | carbon dioxide or dry chemicals not really wanted |
class C fire extinguishers are used for what and do we use this in the OR | Halon agent gas rolls on the fire yes we use this |
what does RACE stand for | rescue, alert, contain, extinguish |
what does PASS stand for | pull pin, aim, squeeze, sweep |
fiber optics is a | light cord 2nd most common reason for a fire |
electric surgical unit (ESU) is called a | bovie |
why do some burns happen? | improper grounding |
universal precautions states that: | everyone is dirty |
three things you do in a fire: | protect the pt, contain the fire, move anesthesia equipment away |
use must place the sharp in the position where the surgeon can grab it with dominant hand and NOt reposition it | neutral zone |
true or false: do we recap hypodermic needles? | NO--false |
PEP stands for what | prophylaxis |
_______ is known to prevent hiv transmission | zidovudine |
PEP should be initiated within ___ hours | 2 |
what virus has been known to spread via the plume | papillomavirus |
PMMA stands for what | polymethyl methacrylate or aka bone cement |
what do we use formalin for | preservationnation of tissues |
EtO stands for what and what do we use it for | ethylene oxide sterilization of instruments kills mad cow disease |