Equipment cleaning, sterilization methods, and infection control practices specific to anesthesia equipment tested on the Cer.A.T. certification exam.
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- What Spaulding classification applies to items that contact mucous membranes or nonintact skin but do not penetrate sterile tissue?
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Semicritical- What Spaulding classification applies to items that enter sterile tissue, the vascular system, or a body cavity?
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Critical- What Spaulding classification applies to items that contact only intact skin?
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Noncritical- What level of disinfection is required for semicritical anesthesia items?
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High-level disinfection- Under the Spaulding system, how is a reusable laryngoscope blade classified?
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Semicritical, because it contacts mucous membranes- Under the Spaulding system, how is a laryngoscope handle classified?
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Noncritical, because it contacts only intact skin- What sterilization method uses pressurized, moist heat and is the standard for heat-stable anesthesia instruments?
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Steam autoclaving- What are typical temperature and pressure settings for a standard steam autoclave cycle?
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121 to 134 degrees C at 15 to 30 psi- What low-temperature gas sterilization method is used for heat- and moisture-sensitive anesthesia equipment?
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Ethylene oxide (EtO) gas sterilization- Why must ethylene oxide sterilized items go through an aeration period before use?
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To remove toxic residual EtO gas that can burn or irritate patient tissue- What low-temperature sterilization method uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma?
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Hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization- What spore-forming organism is used as a biological indicator to verify steam sterilization was effective?
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Geobacillus stearothermophilus- What does a chemical indicator strip on a sterilized pack actually confirm?
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That the pack was exposed to the sterilization process conditions, not that its contents are sterile- What is the only test that reliably confirms an item is truly sterile?
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A biological indicator (spore) test showing no microbial growth- What high-level disinfectant, used at about 2 percent concentration, is being phased out due to respiratory and skin toxicity?
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Glutaraldehyde
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