Exam 56: Surgical Supplies and Instruments

__________ forceps are small (4 inches) and are used to clamp small blood vessels or tissues.

Epinephrine may be included in local anesthetics because of its vasodilating effect.

Which antiseptic(s) are the most effective for a surgical hand scrub or patient skin preparation for surgery?

How should instruments be handled after the surgery is complete?

This instrument has a fine tip for retrieval of foreign objects.

Which of these anesthetic agents is injected into subcutaneous tissue, resulting in temporary cessation of feeling at the site of the injection?

A trocar is placed within a(n) __________ to drain fluid.

The physician may spray a topical anesthetic (e.g., Fluori-Methane) on a surgical site before injecting a local anesthetic.

These instruments have very sharp hooks.

One method of controlling epistaxis is to apply silver nitrate sticks to the bleeder site.

Hydrogen peroxide is the preferred antiseptic for skin preparation before surgery.

A complication of surgery or of certain diseases is the formation of a(n) ____________, which is an abnormal, tubelike connection between internal organs (e.g., the rectum and the vagina) or from an internal organ to the body surface.

After instruments have been immersed in a chemical sterilizing agent, they should be rinsed with clean bottled water.

Suture scissors have a beak or hook tip that can slide under the suture for removal.

Local anesthetics with epinephrine are not recommended for use in suturing a finger laceration.

Sterile ________ forceps are used to arrange items on a sterile tray.

____________, which resemble gears, have three or more positions and are located just below the ring handle of an instrument so that the instrument can be locked in a particular position.

Proper preparation of a surgical site removes all organisms from the area.

Ethyl chloride is a topical anesthetic spray that acts as a vapocoolant to control pain associated with minor surgical procedures.

__________ originally were designed to stop bleeding or to clamp vessels cut during a surgical procedure.