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Sterile In. Sterile Out.
Maintaining a sterile storage area relies on using the right packing materials, storage methods, and environmental conditions. Developing sterile storage policies and procedures based on accepted guidelines helps to ensure that surgical instrumentation and supplies remain sterile until they are used. Below are a few storage guidelines to help maintain sterility. ▶︎ Maintaining sterility starts…
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Why Sterile Processors Love Facebook
Why are Sterile Processing groups on Facebook so popular? What makes us as an industry so hungry for community & connection? In this CE-approved release of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch answers those questions and add some perspective…
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How to Reprocess Surgical Instruments used in Chemotherapy or in contact with other Hazardous Drugs
There are precautions that must be adhered to when handling instruments that may have been exposed to chemotherapy or Hazardous Drugs (HD)..
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Stop, Lock, and Roll: The Upside to Locking Things Down in Your SPD
“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Doris.” “Doris who?” “Doris locked, that’s why I had to knock.” As a department that lives and works behind the red line, we understand the value of controlling our surroundings in sterile processing. We keep the pass-through window closed in the decontamination area to keep the air pressure negative and the…
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