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-arm extention should be less than 90 degrees to avoid compression of brachial plexus
-pressure points padded
-soft pillow under knees to prevent lower back stress
-safety strap applied with blanket protecting skin *ans*✨supine position
-headrest or pillow placed under patients head
-upper arm above lower arm on same plane as shoulder; forearm and wrist in neutral position; palm
down
-lower arm on same plane as or mattress; forearm and wrist in neutral positino; palm up
-don't forget the axillary roll!!
-lower leg is flexed at hip and knees
-upper leg is straight and supported with pillows between legs
-safety strap! (or bean bag; or pegs) *ans*✨lateral position
-maintain feet in correct anatomical position to prevent foot drop
-eyes padded and pressure avoided to prevent conjunctival edema, corneal abrasion, or retinal ischemia
-arms rotated slowly on arm boards preventing brachial plexus injury
-most vulnerable to resp problems due to compression of diaphragm which impairs gas exchange
*ans*✨prone position
-no inflammation
-resp, ailmentary, and gu tracts not entered
-ex. Eye surgery, hernia repairs, breast surgery, nontraumatic neuro & ortho surgery, cardiac, or
peripheral vascular surgery *ans*✨class i-clean wounds
-old, traumatic wounds with devitalized tissue, perforated viscera, delayed primary wound closure
, -ex. Incision and drainage, total evisceration, perforated viscera *ans*✨class iv-dirty wounds
-open, fresh, traumatic wounds
-major break in sterile technique
-gross spillage from gi tract
-incisions with acute nonpurulent inflammation
-ex. Laparotomy w/ significant spillage, traumatic wounds, acute appendicitis or cholecystitis, compound
fractures *ans*✨class iii-contaminated wounds
-patient's buttocks is even with lower break in or bed but should not extend over the break to prevent
strain on sacrum
-arms are placed on padded arm boards to prevent patient fingers from resting in the or table break
Physiologic effects
-significant drop in bp if legs lowered too quickly
-circulatory and resp systems may be compromised due to compression of abdomen on inferior vena
cava and ab aorta
-dislocation of hips if legs not raised or loewred simulatneously or not positioned at equal heights
*ans*✨lithotomy position
-resp, ailmentary, or gu wounds entered under controlled conditions and without contamination of
surrounding tissue
-no evidence of infection or major break in aseptic technique
-ex. D&c, total hysterectomy, gastrectomy, chole without spillage, elective appy, cystoscopy, turp on pt
w/ negative urine cultures, sigmoid colon resection *ans*✨class ii-clean contaminated
3 categories of disinfection according to spaulding classification systems *ans*✨-noncritical: contact
with unbroken skin
-semi critical: contact with mucous membranes
-critical: contact with blood stream or otherwise normally sterild body areas