Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 23 TSC 558 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Return Pathway
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The idea
In monopolar electrosurgery, the dispersive pad provides a safe path for current to leave the patient.
In practice
The pad's large area spreads the current so it does not concentrate and heat the skin where it exits.
Where people slip
Patients are positioned so they do not touch grounded metal, which could give current another way out.
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