Across
- 3. Surgical tourniquets enable the surgeons to work in a ___________ field by preventing blood flow to a limb and allow surgical procedures to be performed with improved accuracy, safety and speed.
- 4. _________ _________ (2) should be kept to a minimum to minimize risks to the patient. The time varies with the patient's age, physical status, and the vascular supply to the extremity.
- 6. There are no absolute contraindications to tourniquet application, but adequate care should be taken in the following group of patients: _______ ______ _______ _________(4), sickle cell disease, severe crush injury, diabetic neuropathic patients, patients with history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- 8. _____ ______ ______ (3) gradually increases following tourniquet application as the available surface area for heat loss decreases.
- 10. _______ ______ (2) is described as a poorly localized, dull, tight, aching sensation at the site of tourniquet application.
Down
- 1. They are ________ (2) that occlude blood flow to the limbs to create bloodless surgical field and decrease the perioperative blood loss.
- 2. They have two basic designs ________ _____ _______ (3). Frequently the two types of tourniquets are used together in orthopedic and plastic surgery.
- 5. The tourniquet ________should be minimized in the effort to produce a bloodless surgical field.
- 7. The length and width of the tourniquet cuff should be _____ - considering the size and circumference of the patient's limb.
- 9. _______ injuries are more common in the upper limb than lower limb.