OR 101: Surgical Theatre Guide

OR 101 is a pocket guide to the operating theatre for new starters: student nurses, ODPs, theatre support workers, medical students and anyone joining a perioperative team. It explains what happens, who does what and what you will be asked to pass, count or set up, in plain language you can read before a list or on a break. ORIENTATION FIRST • Who's who in theatre, room layout and zones, theatre etiquette and your first day • Attire, scrubbing, gowning and gloving, and the sterile field • The patient journey, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, and counts and reconciliation • Anaesthetic room and recovery rotations, and questions to ask your supervisor 59 PROCEDURE GUIDES ACROSS 10 SPECIALTIES • General surgery, orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, vascular, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, ENT, ophthalmology, and plastics and breast • Each guide covers positioning, the usual kit, the key steps and what the scrub and circulating roles are doing • Clear illustrated diagrams you can zoom into SETUPS AND CRISES • Laparoscopic and open setups, diathermy, tourniquet, image intensifier, operating microscope and cell salvage • What to expect, and how to help, in a major haemorrhage, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia, LAST, CICO, cardiac arrest or theatre fire 87 INSTRUMENTS AND A 233-TERM A TO Z • An instrument library with what each one is for, other names you will hear and tips for passing it • 233 theatre abbreviations, many linked to the guide that uses them STEP-BY-STEP ANIMATIONS • Scrubbing and gowning, setting up a sterile field, passing instruments, the count, the WHO time out and draping PRACTISE UNTIL IT STICKS • 908 quiz questions, plus drills on instruments, trays, kits, positioning, safety and counts • Quick arcade games for a few spare minutes, and a four-week learning path for your first month YOUR OWN NOTES • Kit lists, preference cards, a CPD log you can export as a PDF, and notes with photos of your kit PRIVATE AND OFFLINE • No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking and no analytics. Everything works offline, and your notes and photos stay on your device PRICING OR 101, free to download, includes a free 7-day trial of the full app; no payment is taken for the trial. The trial is not a subscription and never charges you. After the trial, unlock everything with OR 101 Pro Yearly (£9.99 a year, auto-renewing subscription) or OR 101 Lifetime (£24.99, a one-off purchase). Prices shown in GBP; Google Play shows the price for your country before you buy. Payment is charged to your Google Play account when you confirm the purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically until you cancel it. You can cancel at any time in Google Play > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions, and you keep access until the end of the period you have paid for. Bought OR 101 already? Sign in to Google Play with the same account on your new device and your purchase is restored. IMPORTANT OR 101 is for educational orientation only. It is not medical advice, not a medical device and is not intended for the diagnosis or treatment of patients. Always follow your local hospital policies and protocols, device instructions for use and the guidance of your supervisor and senior theatre staff. Published by Carecraft Labs (Golden Shutter Ltd). Questions or feedback: [email protected] Privacy policy: https://rodnieoro.com/or-101-privacy

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