Ahmed needed time to ________________ from one job to another as his new job required a new set of skills, and this change was a major one in his life.

When Jorge broke his leg, he needed time to __________________ from this injury so that he could play soccer in a few months after he was fully healed.

A restricted storage and work area that may be located between two operating rooms  is called a/an ___________. This area can contain a sink, blanket warmer, additional trash bags, cleaning supplies, and possibly a small steam sterilizer that can be used for IUSS “flash” sterilizing dropped instruments. 

All fires require three components: fuel, a source of ignition, and oxygen. Which of the following listed factors contribute to make the operating room a high-risk environment for fires?

Which of the following hazards would be considered a biological risk to the OR staff members? 

____ is/are not considered appropriate (OSHA approved) as safe or adequate eye protection since the sides and tops of the eyes are not shielded. 

____ is created during the use of a laser, high speed drill system or an electrosurgical unit. It is known to contain toxic chemicals, vapors, blood and bone fragments, than carry diseases.

A unidirectional flow of air that prevents air from entering the OR when the door is opened or the air current from circulating in the room by directing the flow towards exhaust vents in the corners of the room is called _____.   

A ______  filter is used inline within the facilities ventilation system to reduce the microbial count of the air in all rooms within the surgical department and other critical care isolation rooms? This filtration prevents cross contamination to other areas if the patient has an airborne or droplet precaution disease. 

Sharps safety and preventing injury is extremely important in the OR. However- the OR team need to realize that some safety practices are different at the sterile field. For example, the practice taught in Nursing and Medical fields to NEVER recapping hypodermic needles (which helps prevent needle stick injury) is different when working at the sterile field where the hypodermics are used more than one time.  Disposing the hypodermic needle immediately and getting new ones each time it is needed would become very expensive in surgery. Therefore- the best practice at the sterile field is hypodermics used should ____.