Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 8 TSC 188 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Evacuating the Plume
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The idea
Surgical smoke is captured at its source with a smoke evacuator or a suction system fitted with an in-line filter.
In practice
The guidance is to keep the nozzle within about two inches of the site, keep the evacuator running whenever smoke is produced, and evacuate all smoke.
Where people slip
Used tubing and filters are treated as infectious waste.
Your place on the trail
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