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What is the use of the galley pot? |
Used to collect surgical waster so we have limited contamination. Can count swabs also |
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What must we check upon opening a surgical pack? |
The autoclave and sterilisation markers. |
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Standard about of swabs in a pack and what must they have? |
20 x Must have a radiographic marker so if we leae them behind we can radiograph patient and find them. |
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How does the bipolar electrocautchery unit work? |
Grasp vessel between the forceps. Press pedal. Current will pass down one end then through the tissue to other. Generation of heat leading to protein coagulation and sealing of the vessel. |
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What must we have in our pack to collect sharps? |
Sponge |
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What is this instrument and what is its use? |
Towel clamps. Secure drape to underlying skin. |
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What does this handle indicate? |
Plane handled. Bog standard. Reasonable quality. |
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What does this handle colour mean? |
They are of superior cutting ability or grip than plane. Tungsten carbide implanted in the gripping/cutting surface for long lasting wear resistant. |
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What does this handle colour indicate? |
Supercutting. CVS packs. Expensive. |
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Name this needle holder? Features? |
Mayo hegar needle holders. Ring holder Ratchet mechanism for secure hold. Box hinge which is secure. No scissors. |
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Name this instrument? Features? |
Gillie needle holders. Scissors can cut sutures. No Ratchet so doesn't securely hold the needle, little control during surgery so don't generally use. |
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Features of this foot holder? |
Rough surface with square teeth to give grip. Tungsten carbide insert. |
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What is this needle holder? Features? |
Olsen hegar. Ring hold Lap lock not box lock Ratchet. Scissors to cut material |
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Name this instrument and its uses? |
These are Mayo scissors. Heavy duty used for cutting thick fascia not for sharp blunt dissection. |
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Name this instrument and its uses? |
Metzenbaum scissors. Uses for sharp or blunt dissection. Not very good for tough fascia as this will blunt them. |
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Name this type of scissor and its uses? |
These are iris scissors. Very sharp cutting things like the thyroid capsule or suture. |
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What way do we hold thumb forceps/ tissue forceps? |
Pencil hold as it allows us to hold onto tissue and manipulate it, giving fine control, versatility of movement without moving your hand. |
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What way must we never hold tissue forceps? |
Never hold in palm as this is awkward and you get restricted range of motion and can cause a crushing injury |
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Name this instrument give advantages and disadvantages? |
Plain or dressing. Used to hold hollow organs as don't cause punctures. Problem is you need to apply more pressure to hold the tissue firmly so get more crushing injuries. |
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Name this instrument? Advantages? |
This is a debakey. Preferred soft tissue forcep. No punctures or crush. |
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Name this instrument and its advantages? Disadvantages? |
Rat toothed thumb forcep. Good grip when holding skin etc. Disadvantages you can't use on hollow organs as will cause punctures. |
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Name this type of forcep? Advantage? Disadvantage? |
This is the addison brown forcep. Best skin holder Do not use on soft tissue as will puncture holes in it. |
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Name this instrument and talk to be about it? |
Crile haemostats. Curved best but also straight. Grasp and crush tissue and blood vessels. |
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Name this instrument and talk to me about it? |
Kelly haemostat. The ridges only extend half way. Generally not the best as the vessel usually got in the non ridged bit so get continuted bleeding etc. |
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Name this haemostat and use? |
Bitch spay forcep. Used to ligate large vessels like the ovarian pedicle or arteries. |
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Name these and advantages? |
Babock hameostats. Hold onto bits of tissue we will keep in the patient and don't damage it. Hold stomach. |
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Name these and disadvantages? |
These are Allis forceps used to crush vessels we will removed. Cause permanent damage. |
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Name these and what they are used for? |
Doyen forceps used to segment off bowel so liquid doesn't move along into your surgical site. Easy on tissue. |
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Name this instrument and its use? |
Gosset retractor. Good lateral retraction. Abdominal wall retractor. Smaller dogs and cats. |
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Name this instrument and its use? |
Balfour retractor. Used for abdominal wall retraction. Ratchet mechanism as used for larger usually. Detachable spoon to give cranial pulled up. Balfour mainly larger medium breed dogs. |
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Name these and their use? |
Langenback retractors. Held by an assistant used to retract soft tissue. |
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Name these and their use? |
Self retaining gelpies retractors. |
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Name this type of suction tube and what it is used for? |
This is a frazier suction tube used for absorbing small amounts of fluid. It has a decompression hole that allows us to improve suction. |
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Name this instrument? |
Yankeur suction tube used for sucking up large volumes of fluid. Injury in very mobile tissues and you would block it. |
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Name this instrument? |
Poole. Fenestrated stops omental going in. Abdomen or chest. |
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What is the use of a periosteal elevator? |
Spatula like end. Pushing periosteum and tissue off bone. |
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What is this? |
Lembert rongeur used to cut bone. |
