A Perioperative Tech Is Assessing a Patient Recovering from Abdominal

Multiple Choice

A perioperative tech is assessing a patient recovering from abdominal surgery. As they check the incision site, blood rushes out, followed by loops of intestine. Which intervention is necessary for an abdominal evisceration?

A) Put on sterile gloves and carefully push the loops of bowel back into the wound.
B) Place sterile dressings moistened with saline over the intestines.
C) Notify the surgeon of the need for surgical intervention.
D) Both B and C