front 1 What is gross soil? | back 1 Gross soil is tissue, body fat, blood, and other body substances that can be found on surgical instrumentation after surgical procedures. |
front 2 Give 5 examples of instruments that are considered "sharps" | back 2 Knives, Blades, Scalpels, needles, scissors, chisels, dissectors, rongeurs, punches, saws, trocars, osteotomes, etc. |
front 3 Name three of the five locations that produce the majority of the soiled items that are brought to Central Processing | back 3 Surgical Department, Labour & Delivery, ER services, endoscopy, Cardiac Catherization lab. |
front 4 What is cross-contamination? | back 4 When items that are soiled with gross contamination come into contact with a clean environment and/or sterile instrumentation |
front 5 Point-of-use is where the ___________ process begins. | back 5 cleaning/decontamination |
front 6 True or False: Instruments must be kept dry during transport from their point-of-use to decontamination. | back 6 False. Instruments should be kept moist to prevent blood and other substances from drying on their surfaces. |
front 7 True or False: Instruments should be left open when soaked in an enzymatic solution. | back 7 True. This allows enzymatic product to work into all crevices and reach every part of the instrument. |
front 8 Transportation of surgical items outside the hospital is regulated by which of the following agencies? a. AAMI b. FDA c. DOT d. EPA | back 8 c. DOT, the U.S. Department of Transportation regulates the transport of medical items outside of the hospital. |
front 9 Define PPE and give examples of what a CST might need to wear during the transport of soiled items. | back 9 PPE: Personal Protective Equipment i.e. Gloves, gown, eye protection (if there is a risk of splashes), hair cover, shoe covers, and mask. |
front 10 What does biohazard signage notate? | back 10 Biohazard signage alerts persons in the area about the potential presence of harmful bacteria, viruses, or other dangerous biohazard agents or organisms. |