The OR Is a Danger-Prone Area for Both Patients and Staff.Providing

question 20

Multiple Choice

The OR is a danger-prone area for both patients and staff.Providing a safe environment of care for the patient involves identifying,mitigating,and managing the hazards inherent in surgical care.Choose the answer below that completes the blanks in this sentence: the risk of the surgical hazard of _________________ can be mitigated through _______________________.

• A) wrong patient, wrong site, and wrong side surgery; site marking and presurgical checklists
• B) electrical and thermal burns; alcohol-free prep solution
• C) surgical site infection; flash sterilization
• D) surgical airway fire; fire extinguishers in every OR

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