Know The Instruments

Prepared by:

Adilah,Arasyida,Ayuliza,Emiliana, Ezarina,Faddeli,Fazlina,Firdaus,Haziqah,

Hazrullina,Justina,Kunisa’,Mazriyana, Nazalia,Nisa’,Norili,Puterina,Syahirah,

Suhaila,Roshida,Roziana,Ruziana,

Thuwaibatul, Zuhana

Needle forceps• used to hold or grasp curved needles during

various suture procedures.

By: Roshida

Dressing scissors• To cut gauze while do dressing

By: Roshida

Name Usage

Ear Syringes (stainless steel)

To put irrigation fluid such as normal saline for ears irrigation

By: Puterina

Name Usage

Undine To put irrigation fluid such as normal saline for eyes irrigation to •wash the eye thoroughly following alkali or acid burns•prevent corneal and conjunctival scarring•remove multiple foreign bodies from the eye

By: Puterina

Bard Parker handle

Function:•Hold blades•It fit various size of blades

By: Justina

Iris scissors

• It small, • 3-4 inches long with sharp points,• used for ophthalmic surgery e.g.: iridectomy

By: Justina

Stitch Scissors

• Function is to cut sutures

• Have a straight-shaped point on one blade to cut under the stitch before cutting it with the opposing blade

By: Emiliana

Cheatle forceps & Cheatle Jar

• Recognized by their longer length

• To take sterile instrument

• can be used for placing and removing items

By: Emiliana

Curved mayo scissors

• Both blades are slightly curved and blunt ended tips.

• Function:

- used for cutting deep, heavy, or tough tissue

By: Syahirah

Straight mayo scissors

• Both blades are straight and blunt ended tips.

• Function:

- suture cutting scissors, normally not used on tissue.

By: Syahirah

Vomit bowl

• Function: - used as the container for

patient to vomit.

- Must put disinfectant (dettol / inhibitane) to weaken the microorganism and for easier washing.

By: Syahirah

Sputum mug

• Function: - Used as the container for

patient to expectorate.

- Must put disinfectant (dettol / inhibitane) to weaken the microorganism and for easier washing.

By: Syahirah

Sponge-holding/Sponge forceps

•Sponge forceps handle sponges, gauzes, or sensitive medical supplies.•Sponge forceps to hold antiseptic cotton swabs and gauge before the surgery.

By: Zuhana

Tongue forceps/ Tongue holder

•These forceps hold tongue during surgery or to prevent it from falling back so as not to obstruct breathing

By: Zuhana

Episiotomy scissors

Figure 1 show episiotomy scissors which

(A): Braun-Stadler Episiotomy Scissors

(B) : Wallman Episiotomy Scissors

The function: For cutting the perineal skin and tissue

(episiotomy) to facilitate the passage of the foetal head during labor.

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(A) (B)Figure 1 nisaaziz

Gallipot

The function/uses:To put cotton, gauze, cream, solution during dressing. nisaaziz

Hot Water Bag

The function/uses:Hot compress-reduce painWarm up baby beds

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Glass Lab Funnel

- Function: can be used to target liquids into any container so they will not be lost or spilled.

By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Disposable Dissecting Forceps

- Function:

use during dressing (used for grasping, manipulating, or extracting, especially such an instrument, cotton or gauze)

By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Test Tube Holder

- Function: To hold the test tube when they are hot and untouchable

By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Aneurysm NeedleFunction; To catch small blood vessel and

nerve.

By: Arasyida & Ezarina

IntroducerFunction; To make a hole for chest tube or

peritoneal insertionTrocar

Introducer

By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Proctoscope

-to examine the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon.

By: Roziana

Probe

• To measure the depth of wound , sinus

By: Roziana

SIM’S VAGINA SPECULUM

Usage:•To dilate vagina for easy vagina examination (VE) or delivery

By: Suhaila

TENDON HAMMER

Usage:•A reflex hammer is used by physicians to test deep tendon reflexes.•to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system.

By: Suhaila

KIDNEY DISH

• Function: – to receive and hold soiled dressings, fluids, needles,

or the instrument needed for a minor procedure and other medical waste

By: Ku Nisa’

CLIP REMOVAL / CLIP APPLICATOR

By: unknown

• Function:– to remove the staplers from the skin – to a clamping or surgical stapling device for joining

tissue – applied to close or connect incisions and skin wounds

By: Ku Nisa’

MOUTH GAG

Functions:• To open the mouth.• Used during doing

mouth toilet at the comatose patient.

By: Haziqah

UMBILICAL CORD SCISSORS

Functions:• To cut and clamp off

the umbilical cord following birth.

By :Haziqah

TONGUE DEPRESSOR

Have thin wooden blade, smoothed and rounded at both ends

1) To suppress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat.2) To spread ointments and to mix medications.

By: Ayuliza

Mcgill Forceps

The handles are specially curved so that operator’s hand does not obstruct his view.

1) To guide a tracheal tube into the larynx or a nasogastric tube into the esophagus under direct vision.2) To place pharyngeal packs and remove foreign bodies

adult

children

By: Ayuliza

Thudichum’s nasal speculum

• Function:• Used for visualization

of external nose. – anterior-inferior part of

nasal septum– anterior part of inferior

and middle turbinate

BY: Adilah

Thudichum’s nasal speculum (cont.)

BY: Adilah

Peak flow meter• Function:• measures the patient's

maximum speed of expiration, or peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR or PEF).

• Peak flow readings are higher when patients are well, and lower when the airways are constricted.

• Measurement of PEFR requires training to correctly use a meter and the normal expected value depends on a patient's sex, age and height.

(Wikipedia, 2009) BY: Adilah

Peak flow meter (cont.)

• Peak flow readings are often classified into 3 zones of measurement according to the American Lung Association; (green, yellow, and red).

• Health practitioners can develop an asthma management plan based on the green-yellow-red zones.

Mouthpiece

Spacer body

Measurement scale

BY: Adilah

Peak flow meter (cont.)ZONE READING DESCRIPTION

Green zone

80-100% of the usual or normal peak flow readings.

A peak flow reading in the green zone indicates that the asthma is under good control.

Yellow zone

50-80% of the usual or normal peak flow readings.

Indicates caution. It may mean respiratory airways are narrowing and additional medication may be required.

Red zone

Less than 50% of the usual or normal peak flow readings.

Indicates a medical emergency. Severe airway narrowing may be occurring and immediate action needs to be taken. This would usually involves contacting the health practitioners or hospital.BY: Adilah

Measuring jug

Functions:• To measure fluids.

(urine, vomitus, PD fluid, drainage and etc)

By: Fazlina

Toothed dissecting forceps

Functions:• easily grasp small

objects or tissue to move and release it

• to grasp and hold tissue.

By: Fazlina

Non-toothed dissecting forceps

Functions:• for holding structures

and restricting their movement

• to hold small swabs.

By: Fazlina

CURVE MOSQUITO FORCEPS

• Allow easier placement of ligatures around the forceps

• Use in surgery for temporary occlusion of a vessel

By: Nazalia

STRAIGHT MOSQUITO FORCEPS

• For grasping artery or blood vessel

• To hold delicate tissue• Use in most surgical

procedure

By: Nazalia

CATHETER TRAY

• To soak the suction catheter• To put any sterile equipment, e.g forceps and

scissors

By: Nazalia

Dressing forceps

Function: To hold cotton, gauze during

dressing procedure

By: Ruziana

Fetal scope

Function: To listen fetal heart

By: Ruziana

Tuning Fork

• Used to determine whether a hearing loss is conductive or perceptive.

• Can be Weber test or Rinne test. By: Thuwaibatul

Crocodile Forceps

• To remove foreign body from ear, nose, throat (ENT) procedure.

By: Thuwaibatul

Artery ForcepsArtery forceps are primarily use as haemostatic forceps to grasp vessels and allow ligation of

those vessels. They vary in size for use on fine, delicate vessels to large vascular pedicles. Artery forceps can also be used to grasp tissues, sutures

and other prosthetic materials.

By: Mazriyana

Cusco/Vaginal/Duck Bill Speculum

A vaginal speculum is a vital medical instrument that retracts the vaginal walls, to visualize the interior aspects of the vagina. The device will prevent the

vaginal walls from collapsing during a surgical procedure or in gynecological examination. It also

used in taking specimen such as pap smear.

By: Mazriyana

Trachea Dilator

• To keep the tracheostomy open

By : Faddeli

Drainage Bag’s Hanger

• To hangs the drainage bag at the bedside.

By : Faddeli

Medicine Cup

• To put medication (syrup/tablet) into it.

By : Faddeli