Identify veterinary instruments and equipment and their uses.

Identification should include

the most commonly used veterinary instruments, including surgical instruments, and the purpose of each
classification of instruments (e.g., scissors, needle holders, forceps) according to use
the basic parts of common surgical instruments (e.g., ratchet, box lock)
methods of safely handling and passing surgical instruments
commonly encountered veterinary equipment and the use of each.

Process/Skill Questions:

What instruments are commonly included in a spay pack? In an emergency pack?
What are the uses of the different types of surgical scissors?
What ways are veterinary surgical instruments grouped (e.g., curved vs. straight, by tooth patterns, by blade types)?
Why do some needle holders have tungsten carbide inserts and some do not?
How can one differentiate between an Adson thumb forceps and an Adson-Brown thumb forceps?
What is the most common scalpel blade used in small animal hospitals?

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