Decontamination Chapter 8 Part One
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Keith Jennings
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Decontamination Chapter 8 Part One
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Cleaning
The removal of all visible and non-visible soil, and any other foreign material from medical devices being processed.
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Is it really clean?
There are tools that can help us to determine if our cleaning is effective. This picture was obtained by use of a borescope.
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Residual protein detection.
There are systems available to detect residual proteins left on surfaces.
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Multiple Choice
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Set up of a decontamination room
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The decontamination area should...
be close to the source of the majority of soiled instruments, the operating rooms. (if possible)
have a negative pressure, 10 times per hour the air should be evacuated. The air is considered contaminated.
have temperature maintained between 60° to 65° f. (for worker comfort and to slow the growth of bacteria)
have relative humidity maintained between 30% and 60%
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The decontamination area should be kept clean.
Work surfaces should be cleaned and disinfected at the beginning and end of each shift.
Floors should be mopped daily, spills spot-cleaned immediately.
Biohazardous waste removed frequently.
It is a dirty area and that is why extra cleaning efforts are necessary.
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Multiple Select
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Protect yourself and others
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn when working with biohazards
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Decontamination PPE includes
Hair covering
Eye protection
Fluid resistant mask
Fluid resistant gown
Decontamination gloves
Skid resistant shoe covers
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Three sink arrangement
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Purified (critical) water
final rinse should always be done with purified (critical) water
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Water purification systems
Distillation, heated to steam and condensed
Deionization, minerals removed through ion exchange
reverse osmosis (RO), removes pyrogens
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Multiple Choice
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Cleaning tools
Water
Brushes
Cloths
Sponges
Forced water
Instrument air
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Quality water is the most overlooked yet important cleaning tool
poor quality water can impact the performance of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals
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Brushes
Choose the correct brush
The brushes pictured are all lumen brushes for different sized lumens.
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Using a brush that is too small would be like sweeping a floor with the broom only touching the floor occasionally
why would you do that?
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Most commercially available brushes are semi-disposable and should be replaced when worn
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Cleaning cloths
reusable, should be lint free, replace often to avoid cross contamination
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Sponges
cannot be cleaned
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