Free to read · follows the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology

Surgical technology

Everything a surgical technologist needs to know, from the first sterile pack to the last count, in 3 chapters written in plain words. Free for everyone, and kept current.

3 chapters · 75 minutes of reading · for the CST and TS-C cert exams

Part 4 · Surgical technology

The core of the job, case by case

24InstrumentsHow surgical instruments are made, sorted and named, and how to check, pass and care for the tools you put in a surgeon's hand again and again through every case.25 min 26Asepsis and sterile techniqueThe rules that keep a surgical wound free of germs, and the habit of mind that makes you follow them when nobody is watching.25 min

Part 5 · Surgical procedures

Specialty by specialty, with the setups and trays for each

32General surgeryGallbladders, appendixes, hernias, bowel, breast and thyroid: the core cases of general surgery, the anatomy under your instruments, and how to stay one step ahead of the surgeon.25 min