SPA 4032 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Glutaraldehyde, Joint Commission, Personal Protective Equipment
18 Aug 2016
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Coronal plane divides the front from the back. Squamous interior surface that forms roof and part of posterior wall of eac. Mastoid lies posterior to eac and contains air cells. Tympanic forms floor and part of anterior and posterior walls of eac. Using hand hygiene and isolation precautions; wearing personal protective equipment; and following appropriate procedures for needle and sharps safety and disposal, medical waste disposal, and sterilization of reusable equipment. Cleaning remove the gross contamination from an object or surface without regard to killing germs. Disinfecting to kill a specific number of germs acceptable for non-critical items. Non-critical items that do not touch blood or another potentially infectious substance or are not likely to break the skin. Sterilization to kill 100% by soaking instruments in 2% glutaraldehyde for 10 hours or in 7. 5% hyrdrogen peroxide. Critical items items that may contact blood or mucus, or those items that are likely to break the skin.
