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Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
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Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
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Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
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Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
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Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
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Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
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Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
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Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
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Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
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Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
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Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
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Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
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Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
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Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
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Transport patients to operating room.
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Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
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Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
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Operate sterilizing devices.
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Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
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Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
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Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
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Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including operative consent, methods of operative exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
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Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
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Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
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Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
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Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
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Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.