Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 14 TSC 342 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Set Up Close to the Time of Use
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The idea
Sterile items open to the air gradually become contaminated, so fields are set up close to the time they will be used.
In practice
The national guideline notes that the longer a sterile item is exposed to air, the more microorganisms settle on it.
Where people slip
A field opened long before the case, then left waiting, is a field gathering contamination.
Your place on the trail
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