Personal Protective Equipment while Cleaning
Instruments should be handled as though contaminated until processed through the sterilization cycle. This needs to be done unless the instrument has been processed with a thermal washer/disinfector that has a high-level disinfection cycle.
To avoid injury from sharp instruments, personnel should wear puncture-resistant, heavy-duty utility gloves when handling or manually cleaning contaminated instruments and devices. Because splashing is likely to occur, they should also wear a facemask, eye protection or face shield, and gown or jacket.
Employees should not reach into trays or containers holding sharp instruments that cannot be seen. To reduce their risk of injury, they should instead remove instruments using forceps or empty them onto a towel.
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2-4. Instruments should be handled as though they are contaminated until ____.
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