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Transport patients to operating room.
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Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
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Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
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Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
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Operate sterilizing devices.
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Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
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Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
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Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
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Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, 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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Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
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Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
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Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
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Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
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Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
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Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
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Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
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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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Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
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Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
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Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
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Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
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Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
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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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Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
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Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
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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.