Exam 5: Physical Environment and Safety Standards

Match each term below with its description -Surgical energy that uses intense focused light beams and is an ignition source for surgical fires if proper precautions not taken

The emergency shut-off valve for the supply of oxygen into an operating room is designated by which color?

What is the name of the system attached to all anesthesia machines to remove waste anesthesia gases?

Which piece of OR furniture is usually the MOST proximal to the operative site?

Which of the following is NOT part of a three-prong plug?

According to the American Latex Allergy Association, what percentage of health care workers are allergic to latex?

What is the term used for the process of cleaning an OR after one procedure and preparing for a subsequent one?

What distance from the impact site of a laser beam on tissue should the smoke evacuator be positioned to capture 98% of the plume?

An erasable board is usually hung in the OR that is within easy viewing range of the surgical team to record:

Match each term below with its description -Real-time intraoperative radiography that emits large amounts of ionizing radiation and requires use of a C-arm image intensifier

Locker rooms, administrative offices, and the departmental main desk are examples of semirestricted areas in the OR suite.

Match each term below with its description -Separate department with direct or indirect connections to OR suite where instrument decontamination, assembly, and sterilization takes place and may include hospital materials storage

Match each term below with its description -Area of an operating room suite where patients have IV lines started, sign consents, interview with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nurses prior to transfer to the OR for procedures

Frozen section biopsies are sent to which hospital department for analysis?

What is the chemical name of the powder and liquid mixture used as bone cement for placement of prostheses?

Match each term below with its description -Category of "sharp" that has a beveled point and hollow cannula and either should not be recapped or should involve using the one-handed scoop method if recapping is necessary

Which type of natural immunoglobulins are responsible for the type I serious allergic reactions to rubber-containing items?

Which of the following is commonly used as a tissue fixative and preservative for surgical specimens sent to pathology?

Which of the following would be least damaging to and most effective on a fire involving a laser generator or electrosurgical unit?

Which of the following diagnostic studies emits ionizing radiation?