SAS Exam 1

Question 1

Classify the wound: You’re performing surgery and discover there’s a hole in your glove.

Answer 1

Clean-contaminated: a surgical wound with minor break in procedure

Question 2

Classify the wound: You’re performing an enterotomy.

Answer 2

Clean-contaminated: OR entering an organ that normally contains bacteria.

Question 3

Classify the wound: You’re performing an enterotomy and poop flows into the abdominal cavity.

Answer 3

Contaminated: gross spillage of organ contents from organs that normally contain bacteria

Question 4

Classify the wound: You’re performing surgery and you take a rest to scratch your head.

Answer 4

Contaminated: major break in aseptic procedure.

Question 5

Classify the wound: dog vs. fence. Fence won.

Answer 5

Contaminated: all traumatic wounds should be considered contaminated (at best).

Question 6

How does superficial wound healing differ in dogs and cats?

Answer 6

Subcutaneous tissue plays an important role in wound healing in cats, but not dogs (important consideration when removing tissues while debriding a wound)