On CSS Nation, Pernell Husband & Harry Mullen finish up talking about the AAMI standards on sections 7.4 to 7.6
Cleaning is the first and most important step in breaking the chain of disease transmission and preparing instruments for use; it is the removal of all foreign material from the device being processed.
Instrument technicians must have a clear understanding that cleaning primarily removes microorganisms, any failure of the disinfection and sterilization process presents an increased risk of infection transmission. AAMI standards provide a clear and detailed rationale behind the step by step process and science of Sterile Processing
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