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Central Sterile Intern Study Set
Study guide for new Central Sterile interns or employees to get to know the instruments within the hospital.
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/29/2016

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Wire Scissors are mostly used for trimming or cutting tissue and sutures.
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Tenotomy Scissors are used for delicate cutting and trimming.
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Straight Mayo Scissors are basic surgical scissors used in many procedures.
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Curved Mayo Scissors are used to cut thick tissues in procedures.
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Lahey scissors are also used for cutting delicate scissors and tissues during procedures.
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5.5 Curved Hemostats, most hemostats are used to control bleeding during procedures. They come in a variety of sizes.
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Most hemostats are used to control bleeding during procedures. They come in a variety of sizes.
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Kocher's are also used to control bleeding during procedures and surgeries, having interlocking tips.
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Kelly scissors are used for high precision cutting.
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Non-Perf Towel Clips are used to secure towels during procedures.
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Perf Towel Clips are used to secure towels and such during surgeries and procedures but have teeth to better hold the clamp.
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Allis's clamps are used to grasp heavy tissue during procedures.
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Babcock clamps are non-perforating towel clamps which grasp and hold delicate tissue.
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Bandage Scissors are used commonly to size bandages and dressing.
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Curved Sponge Sticks can be used to hold towels and sponges and such to absorb blood during surgeries and procedures.
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Round Tenaculums are used to hold things such as blood vessels during procedures.
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Square Tenaculums are also used to hold things such blood vessels. They also hold and keep arteries and vessels steady during many surgeries and procedures.
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The Stringer is used to hold multiple different instruments within a kit. They would all fit onto the stringer itself and then be placed within the kit.
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Knife handles are used to hold a variety of different blades during procedures.
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The Stringer is used to hold multiple different instruments within a kit. They would all fit onto the stringer itself and then be placed within the kit.
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Forceps are generally used to grasp things without the overall harsh pressure.
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THESE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT! When sterilizing a kit, ALWAYS, ALWAYS place an indicator within the kit. This lets others know this kit was indeed sterilized and safe to use.
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