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Getting Ready for Your Operation

Click any of the thumbnail images below for information on any of the steps of your visit to the Operating Room (OR).

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Waiting for your Operation
Elevator to the Operating Room
The Surgery Unit
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The Operating Room
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Having an Anesthetic
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How an Anesthetic Works
Your Operation is Over
Back in Your Room

 

  • The operating room, also known as the O.R. is where surgery takes place.
  • Having surgery is also called having an operation.
  • People of all ages need operations for many problems that need to be fixed by a doctor.
  • When someone has surgery (operation), a special doctor called a surgeon works on or inside the body to fix something that is wrong.