The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . J 9 9 Fig. 3.—Arrangement of apparatus and personnel during operation. Arrangement of the Instrument and Sponge Table (Fig. 4).—A certain method should be instituted and held to in the arrange-ment of instruments, dressings, suture material, gowns, and protectors may be placed upon the lower shelf of the 22 OPERATIXG ROOM AXD THE PATIENT table. Extra instruments and instruments not for use in theoperation being performed are kept on the second shelf, whileclamps, knives, anatomical forceps, scissors,
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . J 9 9 Fig. 3.—Arrangement of apparatus and personnel during operation. Arrangement of the Instrument and Sponge Table (Fig. 4).—A certain method should be instituted and held to in the arrange-ment of instruments, dressings, suture material, gowns, and protectors may be placed upon the lower shelf of the 22 OPERATIXG ROOM AXD THE PATIENT table. Extra instruments and instruments not for use in theoperation being performed are kept on the second shelf, whileclamps, knives, anatomical forceps, scissors, needles, ligaturematerial, sponges, compresses and those things which are apt tobe called for frequently are kept in their appropriate places onthe upper shelf. If the same place is always selected for thevarious articles time will be saved. Gloves and rubber goods. Fig. 4.—Arrangement of instrument and sponge table. are kept in the hand basins attached to the table, while at theend of, on the rest provided for them, are the trays from theinstrument sterilizer. Arrangement of the Portable Instrument Stand (Fig. 5).—This is first covered with a loose sterile bag, the bag extendingwell down over the shaft of the stand. On the shelf steriletowels are then placed. The shelf of the stand is raised orlowered so that it is within easy reach of the operator. It maybe placed over a part of the patient. In abdominal operationsand in operations upon the neck the shelf is usually placed overthe thighs of the patient. A regular arrangement of the instru-ments and sponges on tliis table tends to rapidity. Scissors,knives, anatomical forceps, retractors, hemostats, etc., shouldhave their respective places and when not in use at the operationat hand should be returned to their places. The nurse assistingat the operation rinses blood stained instruments and r
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