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Pinning/Positioning

Last modified by Hussein Abdallah on 2025/04/20 00:51

 

Principles of surgical positioning

How to pin and unpin patient heads

TBA 

How to flip a patient

Align breast pads on sternum etc. TBA 

Cervical spine

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine 

How to un-flip a patient

If head is pinned: keep arms tucked and patient taped until 

How to position and tuck arms

Above T4: arms down

  • Thumbs always must be pointing down (TBA picture). 

T4 and below: superman (TBA picture) 

WHEN ROTATING ARMS ON AN ASLEEP PATIENT, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DO IT ANATOMICALLY, YOU CAN TEAR THEIR SHOULDER APART IF YOU DO IT SLOPPILY. ASK CIRCULATING NURSE WHAT ANATOMICALLY MEANS. 

How to manage tube during flips 

TBA 

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