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

Needle forceps

used to hold or grasp curved needles during various suture procedures.

Dressing scissors To cut gauze while do dressing By: Roshida

Dressing scissors

To cut gauze while do dressing

By: Puterina 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

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

Bard Parker handle Function: Hold blades It fit various size of blades By: Justina

Function:

Hold blades

It fit various size of blades

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

It small,

3-4 inches long with sharp points,

used for ophthalmic surgery e.g.: iridectomy

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 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

Recognized by their longer length To take sterile instrument can be used for placing and removing items By: Emiliana Cheatle forceps & Cheatle Jar

Recognized by their longer length

To take sterile instrument

can be used for placing and removing items

Curved mayo scissors Both blades are slightly curved and blunt ended tips. Function: - used for cutting deep, heavy, or tough tissue By: Syahirah

Both blades are slightly curved and blunt ended tips.

Function:

- used for cutting deep, heavy, or tough tissue

Straight mayo scissors Both blades are straight and blunt ended tips. Function: - suture cutting scissors, normally not used on tissue. By: Syahirah

Both blades are straight and blunt ended tips.

Function:

- suture cutting scissors, normally not used on tissue.

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

Function:

used as the container for patient to vomit.

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

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

Function:

Used as the container for patient to expectorate.

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

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

Sponge forceps handle sponges, gauzes, or sensitive medical supplies.

Sponge forceps to hold antiseptic cotton swabs and gauge before the surgery.

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

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

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. nisaaziz

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.

(A) (B) Figure 1 nisaaziz

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

The function/uses:

To put cotton, gauze, cream, solution

during dressing.

Hot Water Bag The function/uses: Hot compress-reduce pain Warm up baby beds nisaaziz

The function/uses:

Hot compress-reduce pain

Warm up baby beds

Glass Lab Funnel Function : can be used to target liquids into any container so they will not be lost or spilled . By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Glass Lab Funnel

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

Disposable Dissecting Forceps Function:  use during dressing (used for grasping, manipulating, or extracting, especially such an instrument, cotton or gauze) By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Disposable Dissecting Forceps

Function:

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

Test Tube Holder Function: To hold the test tube when they are hot and untouchable By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Test Tube Holder

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

Aneurysm Needle Function; To catch small blood vessel and nerve. By: Arasyida & Ezarina

Introducer Function; To make a hole for chest tube or peritoneal insertion Trocar 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

To measure the depth of wound , sinus

SIM’S VAGINA SPECULUM Usage: To dilate vagina for easy vagina examination (VE) or delivery By: Suhaila

Usage:

To dilate vagina for easy vagina examination (VE) or delivery

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

Usage:

A reflex hammer is used by physicians to test deep tendon reflexes.

to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system.

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’

Function:

to receive and hold soiled dressings, fluids, needles, or the instrument needed for a minor procedure and other medical waste

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’

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

MOUTH GAG Functions: To open the mouth. Used during doing mouth toilet at the comatose patient. By: Haziqah

Functions:

To open the mouth.

Used during doing mouth toilet at the comatose patient.

UMBILICAL CORD SCISSORS Functions: To cut and clamp off the umbilical cord following birth. By :Haziqah

Functions:

To cut and clamp off the umbilical cord following birth.

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

Function:

Used for visualization of external nose.

anterior-inferior part of nasal septum

anterior part of inferior and middle turbinate

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

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)

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 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.

Peak flow meter (cont.) BY: Adilah 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.

Measuring jug Functions: To measure fluids. (urine, vomitus, PD fluid, drainage and etc) By: Fazlina

Functions:

To measure fluids.

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

Toothed dissecting forceps Functions: easily grasp small objects or tissue to move and release it to grasp and hold tissue. By: Fazlina

Functions:

easily grasp small objects or tissue to move and release it

to grasp and hold tissue.

Non-toothed dissecting forceps Functions : for holding structures and restricting their movement to hold small swabs. By: Fazlina

Functions :

for holding structures and restricting their movement

to hold small swabs.

CURVE MOSQUITO FORCEPS Allow easier placement of ligatures around the forceps Use in surgery for temporary occlusion of a vessel By: Nazalia

Allow easier placement of ligatures around the forceps

Use in surgery for temporary occlusion of a vessel

STRAIGHT MOSQUITO FORCEPS For grasping artery or blood vessel To hold delicate tissue Use in most surgical procedure By: Nazalia

For grasping artery or blood vessel

To hold delicate tissue

Use in most surgical procedure

CATHETER TRAY To soak the suction catheter To put any sterile equipment, e.g forceps and scissors By: Nazalia

To soak the suction catheter

To put any sterile equipment, e.g forceps and scissors

Dressing forceps Function: To hold cotton, gauze during dressing procedure By: Ruziana

Function:

To hold cotton, gauze during dressing procedure

Fetal scope Function: To listen fetal heart By: Ruziana

Function:

To listen fetal heart

Tuning Fork Used to determine whether a hearing loss is conductive or perceptive. Can be Weber test or Rinne test. By: Thuwaibatul

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

Can be Weber test or Rinne test.

Crocodile Forceps To remove foreign body from ear, nose, throat (ENT) procedure. By: Thuwaibatul

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

Artery Forceps Artery 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

To keep the tracheostomy open

Drainage Bag’s Hanger To hangs the drainage bag at the bedside. By : Faddeli

To hangs the drainage bag at the bedside.

Medicine Cup To put medication (syrup/tablet) into it. By : Faddeli

To put medication (syrup/tablet) into it.