Sponges and Dressings Flashcards
(21 cards)
Gauze sponge complications
fibers on raw ends are foreign bodies
Weck spear
opthalmic
small absorbable cotton tip
If there’s an incorrect # of sponges in a pack
ST tells circulator
hand off fiend and remove from room
Benzion
increase adhesiveness of skin before dressing
Steri strips
in place of stitches
cut or bent
fall off after a week
Telfa
shiny non adherent dressing
specimens for pathology
Montgomery strips
wounds that need frequent inspection/dressing changes
Gauze sponge examples
4x4 raytec
smaller cases or larger abdominal cases
on sponge stick for prep or internal use
radiopaque
Xeroform
non adherent dressing impregnated with petroleum based emulsion
airtight/watertight seal
prevent air entering after chest tube
Gelfoam
absorbably hemostatic agent
moisten before use
absorbs and holds blood/fluid
exerts physical hemostasis
Stockinette
before cast/splint to protect skin
Ace wrap
holds casts/splints
Kerlix
fluffed rolled gauze
Cast
protects, supports, or prevents movement
joints proximal or distal
most used-cylindrical for extermities
Peanut dissector
gauze
tip of kelly clamp to dissect or absorb fluid
packs of 5
delicate procedures, thyroidectomy, anterior cervical fusion
Tonsil sponge
soft, ball shaped
cotton filled gauze w/ cotton thread
dental/tonsil cases
forceps
packs of 5
Neurosurgical sponges
Patties/cottonoids
protect delicate tissue when suctioning brain or column
hemostasis/radiopaque
packs of 10
Kling
rolled gauze to dress fingers
metal protective splints
Towels
protect viscera in laparotomy
scrub person/circulator responsible for retrieval
Intermediate (absorbent) layer
over contact layer
2x2, 4x4, gauze, fluffed gauze, ABD,
Outer (securing) layer
holds others in place
montgomery straps
