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Understanding the Relationship between
Surgical Gloves and Electrosurgery


TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE


The following brief quiz will help to develop a starting point for this topic:

TRUE    FALSE
  1. Electrical current is the movement of electrons past a given point.
TRUE    FALSE
  1. Electrosurgery is the passage of alternating high- frequency current through biological tissue to create a desired clinical effect on the tissue.
TRUE    FALSE
  1. Intraoperative shock or burn through the surgical glove is always caused from a preexisting hole in the surgical glove.
TRUE    FALSE
  1. Conditions that may result in an intraoperative shock or burn to surgical personnel during electrosurgery are inadvertent handling of metal instruments and high- voltage output form the electrosurgery generator.
TRUE    FALSE
  1. "Hydration" of a latex glove barrier may increase the risk for intraoperative shock or burn to surgical personnel during electrosurgery.
TRUE    FALSE
  1. Changing gloves periodically during an operative procedure is the only way to prevent intraoperative shock or burn to surgical personnel during electrosurgery.





PRE-TEST ANSWER KEY - 1. True; 2. True; 3. False; 4. True; 5. True; 6. False


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