Instruments
This item is placed on another object and is used to cut into a patient.
This form of sterilization is the most common method in hospitals.
What is Steam Sterilization? i.e. Steam under pressure sterilization
This acronym is often used to describe protective equipment worn by technicians in the sterile processing field.
What is PPE?
This amount of days can pass before a scope needs to be reprocessed.
What is 7 days?
This service line often works with the bones of the body and is the most common service line at the hospital.
What is ORT, orthopedic?
This instrument used to remove fluids from the surgical field.
What is a Suction?
This sterilizer tests verifies the presence of viable spores in a load.
What is a biological indicator test?
This chemical is often used in the breakdown of organic material.
What is Enzymatic detergent?
This is the first step for manually cleaning a scope in decontamination.
This service line works with the chemical signaling and sensory information centers of the body.
What is Neurology, or Neuro?
This instrument is long and flat and is used to cut bone.
What is an Osteotome?
This amount of time is the minimum exposure time for instruments at 270 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is 4 minutes?
This range of temperatures ensures that the decontamination area is at the right environment for proper cleaning.
What is 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit?
This type of scope is used for an Egd or Esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedure.
What is a GIF Scope?
An amputation surgery would fall under this service line.
What is Vascular?
This instrument looks like a little spoon and is used to remove tissue.
What is a curette?
This is the conditions in which a load from the sterilizer can be released to the core.
What is Room Temperature?
This number of air exchanges ensures that the decontamination area is at the right environment for proper cleaning.
What is 10 to 12 air exchanges?
This is the recommended maximum time between endoscope use and reprocessing.
What is 1 Hour?
This service line works with Dr. Clark at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
What is Gynecology, or gyn?
This instrument has partial serrations along the tip and is often used to clamp blood vessels.
What is a Kelly Clamp?
This method of sterilization at Santa Rosa Memorial uses hydrogen peroxide to sterilize its instruments.
What is V-pro sterilization?
This pressure gradient ensures that the decontamination area is at the right environment for proper cleaning.
What is negative air flow?
This is the maximum allotted time between replacing the Cidex-OPA HLD in decontamination.
What is 14 days?
This Service line often works with Tori as the lead nurse.
What is Urology or Uro?