Exam 5: Physical Environment and Safety Standards

All of the following are articulating breakpoints or removable sections of an operating table EXCEPT:

Which of the following national agencies is an arm of the CDC and functions under the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services to research and establish permissible exposure limits for chemical vapors and gases?

Which of the following components of personal protective equipment (PPE) are worn for procedures using fluoroscopy?

Polymethyl methacrylate is a gas used to sterilize heat-sensitive surgical instruments, but must be aerated from items before use on the patient.

The part of the complete ESU circuit that delivers alternating current back from exposed tissue to the ESU generator is the:

Which type of electricity is generated primarily by friction between two surfaces?

Which type of ventilation system provides a supply of clean air and reduces contaminants and fumes from the OR?

Which of the following is the mnemonic used to remember the steps for operating a fire extinguisher?

Match each term below with its description -Connection points for negative pressure lines that allow for removal of irrigation and body fluids from the surgical site or by the anesthesia provider for management of patient secretions

Harvey Cushing, M.D., and William Bovie, Ph.D., collaborated in the 1926 to create the first:

Which of the following is the type of head fixation device that attaches to the operating table used frequently for craniotomy procedures?

Equipment with the highest potential for serving as ignition sources in surgical fires include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is a substance that is derived from tropical trees and that patients and health care workers may be highly allergic to?

A strategy to avoid intraoperative sharps injuries is to establish and use which type of a zone?

What term is used for the smoke that is generated by use of a laser or electrosurgical unit pencil on tissue?

Soiled sponges from the operative field are discarded into low-to-the-floor, rolling, lined kick buckets.

What is the electrical engineering safety device required for all operating room electrical outlets?

Unless the patient is at risk of hypothermia, the temperature range in the OR should be between:

Match each term below with its description -Positive pressure gradient that prevents airborne contaminants in the corridors from entering the OR when doors are opened

Which characteristic of surgical overhead lights allows the surgeon to differentiate between the colors of arterial and venous blood or subtle color changes in tissues?