Healthmarket Digest
July 2010
Following the Correct Steps
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Following the Correct Steps
     We had another interesting week of headlines. What stood out this week for me was the article on reading your sterilizer tape. Being a C.S.S.D. person, I have taken it for granted that everybody knows how to read a sterilizer tape. When in fact that is really not the case, many people who use the sterilizer have no idea how to read the tape. The article made it clear that it is not just simply signing your name, but you need to review at least 9 points before you can release the load.
     This is true in everything we do. There is always a series of steps that must be followed and if we do not follow them there can be concerns. So, whether it is reading a sterilizer tape, cleaning a flexible scope or baking a cake, following the correct steps in the proper order is important.

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Stephen Kovach
Director of Education
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc.
News Headlines

Dirty Surgical Instruments used at Munich clinic...
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The Joint Commission looks at refining, improving its tracer methodology...
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Review finds no single cause of dirty surgical tools at B.C. hospital...
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Miami VA hospital shuffle after 79 not alerted...
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Oversight of ASCs Necessary for Patient Safety...
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Cleaning Stainless Steel Appliances...
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Can you read your sterilizer tape?
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Profession Steps Up Assistance to Haiti...
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A round table talk on Sterilization Equipment...
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Tip of the Week

Each item sterilized should have a lot control label on it. This is important information in case of a failure or recall of some type. The label needs to have at least the following information on it:
  • the sterilizer number
  • the cycle or load number
  • the date of sterilization

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