Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 9 MAS 218 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Unsafe Zones of a Sterile Field
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The idea
Some parts of a sterile field are always treated as contaminated.
In practice
These include the outer inch around the edge, anything hanging below the tabletop, anything below your waist or above your shoulders, and any area you turned away from.
Where people slip
When in doubt about whether something is still sterile, treat it as contaminated.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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