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Ch7 & 8: Decontamination & Cleaning


  INSTRUMENTAL STERILE PROCESSING INSTITUTE
Horizontales
Chemicals that hold hard water minerals in solution and prevent soap or detergent from reacting with the minerals.
A collection of microorganisms that attach to surfaces and each other and form a colony. The colony produces a protective gel that is very difficult to penetrate with detergents and disinfectants.
The process used by an ultrasonic cleaner in which low-pressure bubbles collapse (implode) and dislodge soil from instruments.
Tissue, body fat, blood and other body substances.
Water that has had all ions removed through an ion exchange process.
Water as it comes from the tap that may need further treatment to achieve the required specifications. Mainly used for flushing, washing and rinsing.
Use of heat to reduce the amount of microorganisms (excluding spores) on a medical device.
Injuries or disorders of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and spinal discs.
A substance that lowers the surface tension of the water and increases the solubility of organic compounds.
Notices posted in easily seen locations that alert people in the area about the presence of harmful bacteria, viruses or other dangerous biohazardous agents or organisms.
Any ingredient used to bind together substances that typically do not combine such as oil and water.
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
A process that uses electrical current in a solution to produce a metallic coating.
Verticales
Air pressure inside the room that is lower than the air pressure outside the room, causing the air to flow into the room with the lower air pressure.
Waste containing infectious agents that present a risk or potential risk to human health.
Cutting instruments.
The location within a healthcare facility designated for the collection, retention and cleaning of soiled and contaminated items.
A water purification process by which impurities are removed from water using a semipermeable membrane.
Water that is the heated to steam, then allowed to cool and condense.
Acute postoperative inflammatory reaction in which a noninfectious substance enters the anterior segment of the eye and induces toxic damage to the intraocular tissues.
Term used to describe instruments or equipment that must receive priority processing in order to be made available for another procedure.
The spray-force action of pressurized water against instruments being processed to physically remove bioburden.
A substance or microorganism that kills or controls the growth of living organisms.