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2 Layers of skin concerned with in scrubbing, gowning & gloving
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1. Epidermis- outer layer that varies in thickness
2. deep layer that contains sebacceous & sweat glands, blood vessels, nerves & hair. |
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3 Characteristics of skin relevant to scrubbing, gowning & gloving
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*Skin can't be sterilized but it can be made surgically clean by reducing the # of microbes
*The # of microbes on the epidermis are constantly replenished by continuous secretion of glands *The subungla area is very difficult to clean & particularly prone to contamination |
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2 notes relevent to personal hygiene
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*Fingernails should not be longer than the fingertip to avoid puncture
*Fingernail polish & artificial devices must not cover the fingernail |
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3 Types of Flora
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1.Normal
2.Transient 3.Resident |
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Normal Flora
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bacterial population peculiar to a particular body location, made up of transient & resident flora. eg. staph
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Transient Flora
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Organisms present on the epidermis which have been picked up through contact with other objects
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Resident Flora
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Bacteria which are normally present below the skin surface in sebacceous glands and hair follicles
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2 Characteristics of Flora
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1. The # of transient flora is reduces by frequent scrubs
2. There is a sharp increase in the # of these organisms when the surgical scrub is carried out only occasionally. |
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Surgical Scrub
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Process of reducing microorganisms from our hands and arms to a safe level before participating in an operative procedure.
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Surgically Clean
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Condition of skin immediately after a surgical scrub in which the transient flora has been reduced to safe limits, though resident flora is not affected.
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4 Purposes of the surgical scrub and/or surgical hand preparation
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1.Removes soil, debris, natural skin oils, hand lotion and microorganisms from the dermis of the hands and forearms of sterile team members.
2. Decreases the # of microorganisms on the skin to an irreducable minimun (near zero) 3. Keeps the population of microorganisms at a min. during procedure by suppression of growth 4. Reduces the hazard of microbial contamination of the operative wound by skin flora. |
