Chapter 10 Fill in the Blank Quiz
When a tourniquet is used, ________of the surgical site is improved for the surgical team members.
visualization
_____is a brand name for a one-layer dressing made of polyurethane film.
bioclusive
A hemostat will help occlude a vessel to stop the loss of
blood
Kitner sponges are used to aid the surgeon in____
blunt dissection
Stent dressing is another name for a tie-over or______dressing.
bolster
A hemostat is what type of instrument?
clamping
Neurosurgical sponges are called_____
cottonoids
The scalpel is used to ______ skin.
cut
A___ is used to remove fluid from a space.
drain
A(n) ____drape has an opening specific to the area to be exposed.
fenestrated
A drape used over the abdomen is called a(n)______sheet.
laparotomy
A one-layer dressing is used to cover a small incision from which drainage is expected to be__
minimal
A three-layer dressing is used when drainage is expected to be _____than a one-layer dressing could handle.
more
A Potts-Smith is a type of____
scissor
Drapes must be fluid resistant to prevent _______contamination.
strike-through
The drapes used for thorax and kidney procedures are called_____lap sheets.
transverse
When a wet gauze dressing is applied to a wound and allowed to dry, it is called a(n)_____dressing.
wet-to-dry
A permeable dressing uses_____ action to draw secretions away from the wound.
wicking
______X-ray-detectable 4 x 4 sponges come in a single package.
10
_____lap sponges come in a single package.
5