Surgical Instruments and Scissors

Many medical student or a doctor then you need to educate yourselves on how to use basic surgical instruments big mis-conception is that only surgeons need to know about surgical instruments. Sometimes in a clinic you may be faced with a sitution where you may use surgical instruments. This is 1 of the many reasons why it may be important to have a general knowledge of medical instruments.


Dissecting forceps is one of the many most general surgical instruments. These forceps also is known as the Mitchell's forceps. This non-dissecting forcep is normally used to hold things like intestines or blood vessels. You may be curious as to how to grasp dissecting forceps? You want to hold it between your thumb and index finger... kinda of like how you would a pen.


Surgical Scissors are a different category of surgical instruments Unfortunately unlike most surgical sets this does not fall into the orthopedic instruments category. Scissors are used to cut structure. The two different types of scissors are curved scissor and straight. One of the most common scissor is called the metzenbaum. Its mainly used for cutting more finer tissue such as muscle tissue or bladder.


If your looking to hold the scissor correctly then the best way is to place your finger on the joint of the scissors. This makes sure the scissors is more firmly held and keeps a more controlled movement. If your not careful and dont hold the scissors appropriately then you may end up cutting more of what you want to do. This is why its so crucial to hold the scissors with your finger from the opposite hand on the joint. Another way to regulate how much you want cut is to place your opposite finger at a distance which will help guide your cut better.


The more knowledge you have about medical equipment in a broad sense. The more you'll be able to make out-of-field analysis and diagnosis for your patients.