SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE:
Fundamentals With complete solution RATED A+
2025/2026
Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Aid in
preventing surgical site infections
What is the principal goal of suctioning blood and body fluids from the wound? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Improve wound visibility
The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Provide exposure
Which of the following characteristics of drape materials is correct - CORRECT ANSWERS Flame
retardant
Which of the following types of patients is at risk for developing a latex sensitivity? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Child with spina bifida
Which of the following should be confirmed before administration of any blood product? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Date of expiration
The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the OR is? - CORRECT ANSWERS 15
times an hour with three exchanges of fresh air
IF a surgical assistant places the operative patient's well being above all other factors, then the
surgical assistant is said to have a strong: - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgical conscience
Skin preparation solution under a patient may result in: - CORRECT ANSWERS Chemical burns
, The frozen section examination provides the surgeon with a: - CORRECT ANSWERS Quick
preliminary diagnosis
When assisting the surgeon with the draping, where should the surgical assistant stand in
relation to the surgeon? - CORRECT ANSWERS On the opposite side of the OR table from the
surgeon
Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient
body hair was: - CORRECT ANSWERS Not removed
A hemodynamic complication in the patient could be caused by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Myocardial ischemia
Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their: - CORRECT ANSWERS Thin layer of
subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Condensation
The earliest sign of MH is: - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in end tidal CO2
Intraoperative fluid and electrolyte imbalance are affected by: - CORRECT ANSWERS Blood
loss, fluid shits and replacement
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypocalcemia
Acid based imbalances reflect: - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypoxia, hypothermia and hypovolemia
Fundamentals With complete solution RATED A+
2025/2026
Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Aid in
preventing surgical site infections
What is the principal goal of suctioning blood and body fluids from the wound? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Improve wound visibility
The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Provide exposure
Which of the following characteristics of drape materials is correct - CORRECT ANSWERS Flame
retardant
Which of the following types of patients is at risk for developing a latex sensitivity? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Child with spina bifida
Which of the following should be confirmed before administration of any blood product? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Date of expiration
The recommended minimum number of air exchanges in the OR is? - CORRECT ANSWERS 15
times an hour with three exchanges of fresh air
IF a surgical assistant places the operative patient's well being above all other factors, then the
surgical assistant is said to have a strong: - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgical conscience
Skin preparation solution under a patient may result in: - CORRECT ANSWERS Chemical burns
, The frozen section examination provides the surgeon with a: - CORRECT ANSWERS Quick
preliminary diagnosis
When assisting the surgeon with the draping, where should the surgical assistant stand in
relation to the surgeon? - CORRECT ANSWERS On the opposite side of the OR table from the
surgeon
Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient
body hair was: - CORRECT ANSWERS Not removed
A hemodynamic complication in the patient could be caused by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Myocardial ischemia
Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their: - CORRECT ANSWERS Thin layer of
subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Condensation
The earliest sign of MH is: - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase in end tidal CO2
Intraoperative fluid and electrolyte imbalance are affected by: - CORRECT ANSWERS Blood
loss, fluid shits and replacement
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypocalcemia
Acid based imbalances reflect: - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypoxia, hypothermia and hypovolemia
