STS 1178 - Surgical Techniques and Procedures 2 STS 1178 - Surgical Techniques and Procedures 2 In addition, students will learn the principles of electricity and physics, various tissue replacement materials and implants. Further methods of disinfection, sterilization, principles of wound healing, wound care, classification, infection control and various significant aspects of infectious disease that occur in humans are practiced. In addition, the support roles of the surgical technologists in a disaster, emergencies, triage, procedures at disaster scenes, and the support roles of the surgical technologist will also be discussed. Occupational (A.S. and A.A.S.)