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Course: |
STE 130
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Title: | Surgical Instruments I |
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Long Title: | Surgical Instrumentation, Supplies & Equipment I |
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Course Description: | Introduces the history and materials used in the manufacture of surgical instruments, as well as the methods used to maintain, clean, and sterilize surgical instrumentation and equipment. Students will learn supplies, equipment, and the names, category, and use of instrumentation used in general, obstetric and gynecologic, otorhinolaryngology, oral, maxillofacial, plastic, reconstructive and ophthalmic surgical specialties. This course is the first of two courses. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Identify surgical supplies, equipment, and the names, category, and use of instrumentation in general,
obstetric and gynecologic, otorhinolaryngology, oral, maxillofacial, plastic, reconstructive and ophthalmic surgical specialties.
2. Demonstrate how to assemble and dissemble instrumentation sets
3. Compare and contrast methods for cleaning, decontaminating, and sterilizing instrumentation
4. Evaluate inspection and quality control
5. Perform instrument, sponges, and sharps counts
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. History of Surgical Instrumentation
II. Anatomy and Physiology of Surgical Instrumentation
a. Styles
b. Categories
c. Names
d. Materials Used in the Manufacture of Surgical Instrumentation
e. Inspection and Quality Control
III. Maintenance, Cleaning, and Sterilization of Instrumentation
a. Overview of Processing Options
IV. Considerations for Instrument/Set Assembly
a. Instrument Containers and Trays
b. Assembly of Instrument Sets
c. Determining Instrument Set Contents
d. Counts and Accountability
V. Supplies, Equipment, and Instrumentation
a. Basics
b. General
c. Obstetric and Gynecologic
d. Otorhinolaryngology
e. Oral and Maxillofacial
f. Plastic and Reconstructive
g. Ophthalmic
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