Sterile Basin
Basin · Solution Basin · Ring Basin · Basin Set · Splash Basin · Small Basin · Bowl
A round bowl in stainless steel (reusable) or plastic (single use), from small cups to large basins of several quarts. Several nest together as a basin set, one of the first large items opened onto the back table.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Holds the fluids used during the case on the sterile fieldSTAIR-ul feeldAn area set up with sterile drapes and supplies, kept free of all germs, for a sterile procedure.Full entry : saline and sterile water for irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry and for rinsing instruments, and in cardiac cases ice slush when no slush machine is used. Large basins sit in a ring stand next to the back table. Smaller basins and cups hold drugs and other solutions passed to the field.
Lengths and variants
Reusable stainless steel or single-use plastic, in sizes often given in quarts (for example 7 or 8.5 quarts) down to small cups.
What experienced techs know
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Through the case
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- Before the case
Inspection and testing
What to check before it reaches the field.Pro
- After the case
Care and reprocessing
How it is cleaned, checked and sent back to sterile.Pro
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6 sources
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 5 (Physical Environment and Safety Standards), p. 80-81
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 12 (Surgical Case Management), p. 332
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 12 (Assembly and Packaging), p. 254-255
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 12 (Perioperative Pharmacology), p. 229
- relinkonline.com
- relinkonline.com
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