Chapter 42 - Assisting with minor surgery. Minor surgical procedures are frequently performed in ambulatory care settings and office practices. As a medical assistant, you must be knowledgeable of the types of procedures performed where you are employed. You need to know how to prepare the patient for surgery, assist the practitioner during surgery, and care for the patient after surgery. | Chapter 42 PowerPoint® to accompany Second Edition Ramutkowski Booth Pugh Thompson Whicker Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Medical Assisting Chapter 42 Objectives: 42-1 Define the medical assistant's role in minor surgical procedures. 42-2 Describe types of wounds and explain how they heal. 42-3 Describe special surgical procedures performed in an office setting. 42-4 List the instruments used in minor surgery and describe their functions. Assisting with Minor Surgery Objectives (cont.) 42-5 Describe and contrast the procedures for medical and sterile asepsis in minor surgery. 42-6 Describe the medical assistant’s duties in preparing to assist in minor surgery. 42-7 Describe the medical assistant’s role in preparing a patient for surgery. Assisting with Minor Surgery 42-8 Describe the types of local anesthetics for minor surgery and the medical assistant’s role in their administration. 42-9 Describe the . | Chapter 42 PowerPoint® to accompany Second Edition Ramutkowski Booth Pugh Thompson Whicker Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Medical Assisting Chapter 42 Objectives: 42-1 Define the medical assistant's role in minor surgical procedures. 42-2 Describe types of wounds and explain how they heal. 42-3 Describe special surgical procedures performed in an office setting. 42-4 List the instruments used in minor surgery and describe their functions. Assisting with Minor Surgery Objectives (cont.) 42-5 Describe and contrast the procedures for medical and sterile asepsis in minor surgery. 42-6 Describe the medical assistant’s duties in preparing to assist in minor surgery. 42-7 Describe the medical assistant’s role in preparing a patient for surgery. Assisting with Minor Surgery 42-8 Describe the types of local anesthetics for minor surgery and the medical assistant’s role in their administration. 42-9 Describe the duties of the medical assistant as a floater and as a sterile scrub assistant. 42-10 Describe the medical assistant’s duties in the postoperative period. Objectives (cont.) Assisting with Minor Surgery Introduction Minor surgical procedures are performed in ambulatory care settings and office practices You must be knowledgeable of the types of procedures performed. You will need to know how to prepare the patient for surgery, assist the practitioner during surgery, and care for the patient after surgery. Role in Minor Surgery You will perform administrative tasks prior to patient surgery Completing forms for insurance Obtaining signed informed consent forms Explaining all aspects of the surgical procedure to the patient Surgery in the Physician’s Office Procedures that can be done safely in the office or clinic without general anesthesia Minor surgery involves the use of a local anesthetic in the form of an injection or a cream applied to the skin Minor surgery is performed
