Scissor Skills
Hold the McIndoe scissors correctly and cuts straight strips
Cuts circles out in paper and opens the scissors enough to cut sutures
Can hold and control scissors in the inverted position
Cuts sutures accurately to 1 cm lengths
Cuts sutures accurately to 10mm, 15mm, 20mm lengths
Understands and demonstrated dissection of scissors always seeing the tip
Use scissors effectively and using appropriate retraction with the forceps
Clean dissection of tissue planes – respects the tissues. No crushing or drifting of the forceps