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Adhesive Tape

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A roll of white adhesive tape, often cloth (silk-like). Positioning uses wide rolls, 3 or 4 inches across.

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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Helps hold the patient in position. In prone jackknife and lateral positions, wide strips pull the buttocks apart and are anchored to the underside of the table for exposure in anorectal, coccyxKOK-siksThe small, triangle-shaped bone at the very bottom of the spine; the tailbone.Full entry and sacralSAY-krulHaving to do with the sacrum, the triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spine between the hip bones.Full entry cases.

  • Lengths and variants

    Wide 3 or 4 inch rolls for positioning; narrower rolls for dressings and lines.

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

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3 sources
  1. Goldman. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 2 (Protection of the Patient in Surgery/Patient Safety), p. 24
  2. Goldman. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 17 (Gastrointestinal Surgery), p. 187
  3. Frey (AST). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. Chapter 14, p. 463

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