While tucking the arms at the sides of the patient in supine position offers comfort,safety,and easy access to the patient by the scrubbed team,improper positioning,and securing of the arms can result in significant injury.Injury can be avoided by tucking the draw sheet ________ the arm and under the _________.

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Many OR-induced peripheral upper extremity nerve injuries can be avoided by properly securing the arms if there are procedure-related reasons to tuck them at the patient's side.The arms should be tucked in such a way as to prevent them from sliding down the side of the OR bed and contacting the bed edge or rigid bed attachments.An effective technique to prevent arm slippage during surgery is to wrap the draw sheet smoothly around the arm,extending to above the elbow,and then tuck the draw sheet under the patient's body instead of under the mattress.

While Tucking the Arms at the Sides of the Patient