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If the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature - Superheating can occur Wet steam can cause - Wet packs AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be: - 68-73 degrees AAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be - 30%-60% The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour under positive pressure - 10 AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilizer access area be —- with — air exchanges per hour and under — pressure - 75-85/10/negative The only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative pressure are: - Decon, the sterilizer access area, EVS closet — is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores - sterility An item is considered sterile if there is less than —— chance that a viable microorganism has survived the sterilization process. This is reflected numerically as —- - One in a million; 10(-6) SAL= - Sterility Assurance Level — kills microorganisms by denature great the protein - Steam — is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and moisture-tolerant - steam sterilization Three parameters of steam sterilization cycles are - saturated steam under pressure, time, and temperature — are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush pressure-pulse (SFPP) - Dynamic-air-removal cycles — remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam between each vacuum pull. - Prevacuum sterilizers Performed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from prevacuum sterilzers - Bowie-Dick test Incoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the bottom of the sterilizer chamber: - Gravity-displacement cycles Because there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not required for — or sterilizers - Gravity-displacement In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a: - Boiler The required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually: - 60-80psig For a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show: - 28-30 lbs of pressure Provides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming on the chamber walls: - An insulating jacket The sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line - Heat-sensing thermometer The coldest part of sterilizer is - The drain line All PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the — - Bottom rack, drain line The Bowie-Dick test pack is placed - On the bottom rack above the drain line The phases of steam sterilization cycles are: - Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying During this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and steam is injected - Conditioning phase In this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time. - Sterilization/exposure/holding After the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain line is this phase: - Exhausted, Exhaust phase After the steam has been exhausted, the sterilizer goes into the - of the cycle which typically lasts about 30 minutes - Drying phase The cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal steam is: - • 4 minutes @ 270 and 28-30 psi • 3 minutes @ 275 and 38-30 psi The cycle for wrapped items using Gravity-displacement steam: - • 30 minutes @ 350 and 15 psi • 15-20 minutes @ 270 and 27 psi • 10 minutes @ 275 and 30 psi To verify that the cycle met the requirements for sterilization, a — should be included in the load (whether or not the load contains implantable devices) - BI PCD —- is usually performed when an unplanned event occurs - Immediate-Use steam sterilization (IUSS)