This is the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious organisims or other material.
What is Contamination?
100
This Method of Sterilization uses a pump to remove the air from within the chamber during the preconditioning phase.
What is Prevacuum\Dynamic Air Removal?
100
This is the device used to determine if a container has been openend.
What are seals/locks (tamper-evident)?
100
Improper packaging, padding, or moisture can cause a load to do this.
What is Abort?
200
This is a group of organs that work together to carry out a specific activity.
What is a System?
200
Microorganisms capable of forming a thick wall around themselves enabling them to survive in adverse conditions; a resistant form of bacteria.
What are spores?
200
This term coined by AORN more accurately describes the method of sterilization formerly know as "Flash".
What is Immediate Use Steam Sterilization?
200
This part of a container lid must be inspected for cuts or tears prior to containerizing instruments.
What is the lid seal\gasket?
200
This compount is the sterilant used in all Sterrad Sterilizers.
What is Hydrogen Peroxide?
300
Without this system, the body would be a limp pile of skin, organs, and muscle.
What is the Skeletal System?
300
Bacteria that is often pathogenic to humans and grows well at body temperature; 68deg-113deg.
What are Mesophiles?
300
These two parts of a Steam Sterilizer must be checked and cleand daily prior to testing or running any cycles.
What is the Chamber Drain and door?
300
Containers with a perforated top and bottom is used for this type of sterilization cycle.
What is Gravity Displacement?
300
This item is required to be processed with every load to ensure the efficacy of the sterilizer.
What is a Biological Indicator?
400
This is the white portion of the eye that is an outer coat to provide protection.
What is the sclera?
400
The stage of active growth of microorganisms.
What is Vegetative Stage?
400
These are the droplets of water left over at the end of a steam sterilization cycle due to improper loading of the sterilizer or improper steam quality.
What is condensate?
400
This type of sterility means that items are considered sterile unless the integrity of the package is compromised.
What is Event Related Sterility?
400
This many PPM or parts per million is the concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide in a standard Sterrad Load.
What is 1?
500
This is the two upper chambers of the heart.
What is the atria?
500
This infectious disease process is a complex interrelationship between source, host, and enviornment.
What is the Chain of Infection?
500
These sterilization monitors include time, temp, and pressure.
What are Physical Monitors?
500
The FDA considers all sterile packaging as this Class of Medical Devices.
What is Class II?
500
This is the process in which Hydrogen Peroxide destroys microorganisms.