IAHCSMM EXAM SCRIPT PREMIUM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable
liquids?
- Type A
- Type B
- Type C
- Type D
Answer: Type B
●● Deionized water is used for:
-Sterile irrigation
- Heating/cooling therapy units
- Injection
- Steam sterilizers
Answer: Sterile Irrigation
●● Minimum Recommendations for EtO Aeration
- 8 hours at 140 F or 12 hours at 122 F
,- 8 hours at 140 F or 10 hours at 122 F
- 6 hours at 140 F or 8 hours at 122 F
Answer: 8 hours at 140 F or 12 Hours at 122F
●● Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements
is designed to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity:
- Biological tests
- Bowie dick tests
- Mechanical recording charts/printouts
- Chemical integrators
Answer: Mechanical recording charts/printouts
●● Thread-like "tails" that help bacteria move through liquids are called:
- Nucleus
- Causative agent
- Flagella
- Spores
Answer: Flagella
●● True or False:
Anaerobic bacteria require free oxygen to live.
Answer: False
, ●● True or False:
Instruments are heat treated to give their surface a mirror (shiny) finish.
Answer: False
●● Water that is turbid is:
- Hot
- Tepid
- Clear
- Cloudy
Answer: Cloudy
●● This unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad to
therapeutically raise or lower the body temperature
- PCA pump
- Hypothermia unit
- Feeding pump
- Pump
Answer: Hypothermia unit
●● For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all
microorganisms in the decontamination area:
- Gram-Positive
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable
liquids?
- Type A
- Type B
- Type C
- Type D
Answer: Type B
●● Deionized water is used for:
-Sterile irrigation
- Heating/cooling therapy units
- Injection
- Steam sterilizers
Answer: Sterile Irrigation
●● Minimum Recommendations for EtO Aeration
- 8 hours at 140 F or 12 hours at 122 F
,- 8 hours at 140 F or 10 hours at 122 F
- 6 hours at 140 F or 8 hours at 122 F
Answer: 8 hours at 140 F or 12 Hours at 122F
●● Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements
is designed to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity:
- Biological tests
- Bowie dick tests
- Mechanical recording charts/printouts
- Chemical integrators
Answer: Mechanical recording charts/printouts
●● Thread-like "tails" that help bacteria move through liquids are called:
- Nucleus
- Causative agent
- Flagella
- Spores
Answer: Flagella
●● True or False:
Anaerobic bacteria require free oxygen to live.
Answer: False
, ●● True or False:
Instruments are heat treated to give their surface a mirror (shiny) finish.
Answer: False
●● Water that is turbid is:
- Hot
- Tepid
- Clear
- Cloudy
Answer: Cloudy
●● This unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad to
therapeutically raise or lower the body temperature
- PCA pump
- Hypothermia unit
- Feeding pump
- Pump
Answer: Hypothermia unit
●● For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all
microorganisms in the decontamination area:
- Gram-Positive
