When it comes to surgery or procedures such as shaving and storage of metallic appliances, sterilization becomes a very important thing. How should you sterilize and what should you use? Find out below.
Sanitization
Disinfection
Decontamination
Sterility
Chamber
Drain line
Jacket
Bottom rack back
Top rack back
Center
Over the drain
Steam under pressure, time, and temperature
Time, temperature, and concentration
Temperature, time, and humidity
4 mins
3 mins
5 min
10 mins
Loaner instruments are received late
A one of a kind instrument is dropped
Instrument inventory is low
Sterilized and then decontaminated
Thrown away
Decontaminated as usual
17 mins 272 deg F (133 deg C) gravity cycle
18 min, 273 deg F ( 133 deg C), prevac cycle
4 mins, 275 deg F (135 deg C), prevac cycle
Make direct contact with all surface
Be superheated
Be flushed into each package
Trap air inside the package
Running the sterilizer for 1 min and then restarting the load
Placing the load in the sterilizer and closing the door for 15 min
Letting the load come to room temperature and then starting the cycle
Ethylene oxide
Peracetic acid
Prevac steam
Gravity steam
Mold can form on the package
The package will be too hot to handle
Bacteria can wick into the package
On their edge
Paper side down
Plastic side down
On the bottom rack
Alternately on each rack
On the top rack
Under a rigid container
Facing up
tilted on their side
The load will only contain rigid container
The manufacturer provides technical data stating it is acceptable
It is the last load of the day and the sets will sit overnight
Dynamic air removal test
Sterilizer indicator tape
Bacterial spore strip
Mechanical
Biological
Chemical
Rewrite the entire record
Cross off the item with a black sharpie
Draw a line through the item and initial
Chemical
Mechanincal
Biological
Integrator
Process indicator
Single parameter indicator
Dynamic air removal test
Air challenge test
Process challenge test
Diagnostic test
Call for service
Repeat the test one more time
Shut down the sterilier then turn it back on
3 1/2 to 4 min at 270 deg F (134 deg C)gravity
3 1/2 to 4 min at 270 deg F ( 134 deg C)prevac
2 1/2 to 4 at 250 deg F (121 deg C)gravity
Dynamic air removal test
Air challenge test
Process challenge test
Diagnostic test