Surgical Nursing 1 - Terminology

5. The application of an alternating, high-frequency electrical current to tissue
8. Dry, charred, coagulated tissue that forms following application of electrosurgery.
11. The degree of frictional force developed as material is pulled
12. (or a puncture in the barrier material), allowing the passage of
13. A class of SSI contamination referring to sources originating from within the patient's own body.
14. on the outside of the curve. [2 words, no spaces]
17. The use of an electrical current to heat a metal probe which is then applied to tissues
19. A suture type with a multifilament core surrounded by a solid sheath
20. These suture needles are triangular in cross-section, with the

1. The vapour released as a result of using diathermy that has health & safety implications for staff. [2 words, no spaces]
2. This property of suture material describes its ease of handling
3. These suture needles have the suture material permanently attached
4. Contamination occurs when fluid penetrates a barrier
6. The condition resulting when a patient's body is less than 37 degrees Celsius
7. The lack of smoothness as a suture is tied down
9. This parameter should be maintained between 40-60% in Operating Theatres
10. This form of sterilisation uses hydroperoxy-free and hydroxyl-free radicals
11. the tissue [2 words, no spaces]
13. A class of SSI contamination referring to sources originating from outside the patient's body.
15. This property of suture material describes its handling and stiffness
16. A mass composed of a cotton matrix within the body.
18. The extent to which tissue fluid is attracted along