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Describe various surgical instruments
Discuss the names of various surgical
instruments.
Holding
Pulling
Clamping
Cutting
Crushing
Closing a wound
Scissors
Four different types
Utility
Suture
Surgical
Dissecting
Utility
Cut material that may dull the blade
Suture
Remove sutures
Type of utility
Operating
Surgical
Cut soft tissue
Different sizes
Blade can be straight, curved, blunt or pointed
Dissecting
Separate and differentiate tissues
Forceps
Three Types
Thumb forceps
Clamping forceps
Needle holders
Thumb forceps
Used for
Grasping
Compressing
Cutting
Pulling tissue
Clamping forceps
Hemostats
Control blood flow
Needle holders
Locking forceps
Similar to hemostats
Holds suture needles when installing stitches
calculus
Used in assessment of treatment
needs.
Wound Retractors:
wound retractors is a great solution to
Suction Instruments
Suction Instruments are specially
Plaster Instruments