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18 Cards in this Set
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Instrument cleaning |
-Hand washed -ultrasonic cleaning- lubrication- wrap - autoclave |
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Hand wash |
-Remove organic debris -careful for sharps |
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Ultrasonic cleaning |
-Box locks and ratchets open -automatic |
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Lubrication |
Surgical milk -make sure dry before and after |
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Sterilization and disinfection |
-Sterilization - antisepsis -disinfection - Sanitation |
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Sterilization |
Destroys all microorganisms and spores |
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Antisepsis |
Destroys microorganisms on living objects |
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Disinfection |
-Destroys microorganisms on non-living objects -chemicals |
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Sanitation |
Cleanliness |
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Autoclave |
-Pressure creates heated steam to sterilize - 121 degrees C and 15 psi - indicator strips dont tell how long been heated only if it was |
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Autoclave types |
-Gravity displacement - Pre vacuum - Flash |
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Autoclave packs |
-clothes packs good for one month -plastic packs good for year |
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Sterilization kinds |
-Steam sterilization -gas sterilization -cold chemical sterilization |
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Steam sterilization |
Autoclave -occurs after instrument has been cleaned of organic matter and dry - careful loading Packs |
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Gas sterilization |
-ethylene oxide - used for equipment that can't stand heat -cameras and endoscopes |
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Cold chemical sterilization |
-glutaraldehyde - non corrosive liquid to clean instruments |
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Good sterilization pack |
-Packed in order of intended use - two layers of material - not contact inner wall of autoclave - box locks open in autoclave - indicator strip center of pack -Mark pack with date they were autoclaved |
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Asepsis |
-All precautions to prevent contamination and infection of the surgical patient - includes clean equipment |
