Recommended Practices for Electrosurgery
This program covers principles of electrosurgery and electrosurgical technologies. Recommended practices to avoid patient injury are discussed.
(1 Contact Hour)
Objectives
- Relate the principles of electricity to the clinical applications of electrosurgery.
- Review the types of electrosurgical technologies.
- Explain the clinical implications of current concentration and dispersal.
- Identify electrosurgical safety concerns and the recommended practices that will contribute to positive patient outcomes.