Types of Surgical Sponges Identification Quiz
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What is the purpose of a Water Seal Chest tube device?

  • To secure dressings when a digit is involved
  • To utilize air to displace fluid (correct)
  • To provide an occlusive dressing around a chest tube
  • To prevent movement by incorporating proximal and distal joint
  • Which type of motion does an oscillating saw use?

  • Rapid rotary
  • Side to side (correct)
  • Circular
  • Back and forth
  • What gas does a laparoscopic insufflator use?

  • Carbon Dioxide (correct)
  • Nitrogen
  • Helium
  • Oxygen
  • Which dressing is used to secure a splint dressing on an extremity?

    <p>Kerlix, coban, ace wrap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Telfa or Adaptic distal joint?

    <p>To provide a nonadherent layer that is painless when removed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a Montgomery strap secure?

    <p>Dressings when a digit is involved</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the usual number of Raytec sponges in a pack according to the text?

    <p>10</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sponge may be moistened with saline, according to the text?

    <p>Tonsil sponge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a rigid dressing according to the text?

    <p>Preventing unidirectional movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are Patties/Cottonoids sponges typically used according to the description in the text?

    <p>On large incisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of an occlusive dressing as described in the text?

    <p>Providing an airtight and watertight seal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Wet-to-dry gauze dressings function by:

    <p>Drawing secretions from the wound by wicking action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an advantage of nonwoven fabrics in surgical drapes?

    <p>Prevent airborne particles from entering the surgical wound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a disadvantage of woven fabrics in surgical drapes?

    <p>Need to be washed, folded, inspected, and sterilized after each use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of drape has small plastic drapes with openings surrounded by an adhesive backing?

    <p>Isolation drape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of drape has openings for exposure of the incision area?

    <p>Incise drape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of a split drape?

    <p>&quot;U&quot; shape with one end open down the center</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of stockinette in surgical drapes?

    <p>Stretchable gauze tubes to cover extremities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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