Vet Cde - Forceps, Scissors, And Other Confusing Tools

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Vet Cde - Forceps, Scissors, And Other Confusing Tools - Quiz

To help better recognize the tools that look very similar to each other.

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Clips surgical drapes to the animal's skin so that it will not move to maintain the sterile field during surgery.

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These are big to cut through thick layers of bandage.

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Note the little hook on the end of one blade--this allows for the scissor to pass under an individual suture before cutting it.

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The length of this one really does look like an alligator's head!

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Note how long the clamping section is. The key is that the ridges run longitudinally (long ways) of the clamps.

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The cutting part of these is thicker than the other.

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The handles are longer relative to the blades than the other kind.

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These are basically tweezers. ADSON has one point on one side and two on the other that interlock. DO NOT confuse this with Adson-Brown!

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The "thumb" part means it's just a tweezer. The key with BROWN-Adson is that instead of just the one and two points on it, this kind has multiple teeth at the edge of its tips.

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These have inward-curving teeth that interlock. Note the gap left between the handles when closed.

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These have semi-circular LOOP blades.

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These have a thinner, more delicate construction.

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This is the most basic kind of forceps.

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Similar to the Adson in that it has one and two teeth that interlock, although with this one the one tooth fits into a "V" on the other side.

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DOES NOT have a scissors in it.

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17.

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HAS a scissor in it.

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