Across
- 3. Pencil like cautery instrument
- 5. Team member responsible for sedation and vital monitoring
- 11. Tissue sent to lab for testing
- 13. Surgical joint replacement
- 14. Non-sterile team member ensuring OR efficiency
- 16. State of asepsis
- 17. Incision into the abdominal cavity
- 18. Atraumatic forceps used for delicate tissue handling
Down
- 1. Gallbladder removal
- 2. Final safety check before surgery starts
- 4. Cleaning the skin before surgery
- 6. Captain of the ship
- 7. Self-retaining, sharp or dull prongs
- 8. Knife
- 9. Safety procedure to keep track of sponges, sharps, and instruments
- 10. Delivery via abdominal incision
- 11. Clean hands
- 12. Material used to maintain sterile field around incision
- 15. Surgical specialty involving bones
- 16. Close wounds