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A sterile
proce-
dure kit
is used
once and
then dis-
carded. It
contains
curved
mosquito
forceps,
sharp for-
ceps, ring
forceps,
curved
iris scis-
sors and
a needle
holder.
Vazquez wears sterile gloves while keeping her hands Photos by Airman Pedro Mota
above waist level. Anything below the waistline is con-
sidered unsterile in the ¿eld of surgery. Rosdon Rada, 56th Medical Operations Squadron general surgery technician, and Senior Airman Baronica
Vazquez, 56th MDOS medical technician, place a sterile sheath on a hyfrecator Jan. 15 at Luke Air Force Base.
The hyfrecator is used as an electric cauterizer to stop bleeding during general surgery.
A sterile syringe is covered until it is ready to deliver medication for surgical proce- A scalpel is prepped with a size 15 blade for a general surgery. Scalpels are con-
dures. tained tools for speci¿c procedures that are done at the 56th Medical *roup gen-
eral surgery clinic.
