The surgical technologist should complete the sterile setup at least 30 minutes before the procedure is scheduled to begin.

Surgicel is composed of  ____.

When cutting suture turn the scissors to a _____ angle to the knot.

Extending your nonsterile hands over a sterile field to open a package, could lead to contamination of that area by skin fallout.

The ____ is a device used to occlude vessels and other tubular structures.

To prevent most SSI’s we use this/these precaution(s)______.

Natural absorbable sutures break down by an enzymatic tissue reaction in which the body’s enzymes break down and cause absorption.

A nonsterile team memeber should not walk in between two sterile areas.

Extending your nonsterile hands over a sterile field to open a package, could lead to contamination of that area by skin fallout.

When cutting suture turn the scissors to a _____ angle to the knot.