Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 9 MAS 207 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Noncritical Items Are Cleaned Where They Are Used
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The idea
Noncritical items touch only intact skin, which is a strong barrier to most germs.
In practice
Items such as blood pressure cuffs and crutches can be cleaned and disinfected with low-level disinfectants right where they are used, without being sent away for processing.
Where people slip
Low risk is not no risk; clean noncritical items between patients.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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