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Question | Answer |
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gray | carbon dioxide |
green | oxygen |
black | nitrogen |
nitrous oxide | blue |
compressed medical air | yellow |
vacuum suction | white |
large, stainless steel table on which all instruments and supplies except those in immediate use are placed | back table |
smaller table with one open end that can be raised or lowered and is used for instruments and supplies needed immediately during surgery | mayo stand |
small table use to place supplies on for prepping | prep table |
stainless steel bucket used for soiled surgical sponges and other lightweight, Non sharp items that are discarded during surgery | kick bucket |
furniture that is used to contain one or two stainless steel basins in which saline is poured into | right stand |
table on which patients are positioned upon in a variety of anatomical positions | OR bed |
series of OR's around a clean, central core - each OR is entered from the outer corridor and supplies are retrieved through a rear entrance - soiled areas are situated outside the area | race track plan / double corridor |
a plan in which all traffic enters and exits the surgery department through a single entrance | hotel plan / single corridor |
OR's are grouped together by specialty, each has its own closely associated clean storage areas, and some with its own decontamination work area | specialty grouping plan / clusters |
stabilizes the head and neck during a craniotomy | headrest |
stabilizes the head for administration of anesthesia | head doughnut |
used to protect the radial nerve and vessels when the arm is extended on an arm board | arm pads |
a sealed pouch filled with small plastic beads - molds around loosely around a portion of the body requiring support - suction is then applied to draw air from the pouch | vac bag (bean bag ) |
used to elevate and abduct the legs for access to the perineal area | stirrups |
used to extend the arm away from the body at an angle less than 90 degress | arm board |
removed dust particles and filters air, air enters through the ceiling and exits form grills near the floor, they remove bacteria particles in the air that are larger than 0.3mm. it can remove bacteria as large as 0.5-5mm . air exchanges 20 to 25 per hou | High efficiency particular air HEPA filter |
is the economical use of time and energy to save unnecessary work, material resources and time. | Efficiency |
conducts research establishes guideline for infection control measure | Assocation for professionals in infection control and epidemiology APIC |
National guideline clearing house (searchable database) | Agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) |
sets standards for healthcare facility engineering | American institute of architects AIA |
is a nonprofit organization that publishes guidelines for health care facilities design | facility guideline institute FGI |
sets and enforces regulations related to safety in the environment including hazardous chemicals and radiation | environmental protection agency EPA |
regulates occupational hazards and safety | occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) |
1- infection control 2- environmental safety 3- efficient use of personnel, time, space, and, material resources | Principle of operating room design |
base on two basic principles 1- physical separation between the surgical environment and any source of contamination 2- containment of sources of infection clean and contaminated areas are physically separated. | Infection control |
illuminates the surgical field | overhead lighting |
is recessed into the celling | room lighting |
derived from fiber-optic cables that are integrated into the instruments | light that are used for endoscopic surgery |
provide extremely intense light that is less fatiguing to the eyes | halogen lamps |
influence the proliferation of microbial colonies and contribute to the comfort of those in the area. need to be between 68f - 75f or 20c -24c | Temperature |
is controlled to precent the growth and spread of fungi and water born bacteria. needs to be between 20%- 60% | Humidity |
to maintain clean air, fresh air from the outside or that is highly filleted must be changed at a constant rate ( change are expressed as the number of air change per hour 20 to 25 per hour | Air changes |
the air pressure in the operating room is higher then the adjacent room space needs to be positive | Air pressure |
creates a curtain of super clean air around the sterile field | laminar air flow |
usually made of foam are used to tilt the patient from the side or for isolated areas of the body that require elevation | wedges |
used to separate the kegs after hip fracture and postoperatively to maintain abduction and prevent dislocation | abduction |
placed under the sacrum to relive pressure especially in the lithotomy position and for emaciated patients | sacral pad |
is used to elevate the thorax and hip region for access to the spine | prone positioner |