Module 5: Minor Surgical Tasks

autoclave

A machine that uses heat and high pressure with steam to sterilize equipment.

intentional wound

Wound resulting from a surgical incision.

side table

Holds items that cannot be placed directly on the sterile field because the packaging from these items would contaminate the field.

sterile technique

A group of strategies used to reduce exposure to micro-organisms and to keep the patient as safe as possible.

unintentional wound

Wound resulting from a disease or accident.