A DAY AT THE THEATRE

PREPAREEVERY OT DAY


HOW TO PREPARE THE OT?
- All equipment, particularly the operating theatre table and
all storage ledges within the OT rooms should be cleaned with damp
duster.
Floors are cleaned before sterile trolleys are prepared.
- Sterile nail brushes, scrub solution gown packs and all items
required in the OT should be checked and replaced if required
- The required number of bottles or flasks of sterile saline or
water for hand-lotion bowls are placed in position.
- Fresh replacements of bandages, strapping, splints and lotions,
etc., should be available before the operation list commences.
- Finally equipment required for the first operation is checked by
the senior operating theatre nurse or the scrub nurse also selects
sterile packs, may prepare instruments and special apparatus for
sterilization.
- Special attention is given to the operation table and
accessories to ensure that these are present and in working
order, lights are inspected for illumination and focus.
- All electro medical apparatus such as the diathermy and suction
machines or pipeline suction set are switched on and tested.

HOW TO PREPARE AN INSTRUMENT TROLLEY?
- Instrument trolley should be prepared immediately before an
operation.
- It is a bad practice to prepare all trolleys’ required for a
list in the morning, for even if they are covered carefully, it
is impossible to guarantee sterility when required later.
- All metal surfaces of trolleys and tables which are to be used
for setting out sterile instruments and apparatus should first
be covered with a sterile water-proof material before the
application of sterile drapes.
- If the instrument trays have been placed on the trolleys
aseptically, the instruments are laid out by a nurse wearing
sterile gown and gloves.
- It is a bad practice for an" unscrubbed"person to complete
this arrangement using Cheatle forceps, because of the great
risk of contamination occurring when ungloved hands are moved
to and fro over the sterile trolley.
THERE IS NO PLACE IN A MODERN OPERATING ROOM FOR USE OF UN-STERILE
FORCEPS STORED HALF SUBMERGED IN A CONTAINER OF DISINFECTANT.
- Prepared sterile packs containing all the necessary equipment
relevant to a listed operation, and incorporating trolley
drapes which fall into position as the pack is opened, will
shorten the time taken for preparation and cut down bacterial
contamination in the O.T.
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