Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 19 TSC 456 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
Responding to a Break
The idea
When a break happens, the team responds at once and in a consistent way, whoever caused it.
In practice
Follow the response in order. First, stop the action that caused the break. Second, say it aloud so the team knows. Third, identify everything that was contaminated, including anything the contaminated item has touched since. Fourth, remove or cover what was contaminated and replace it with sterile items, according to facility procedure. Fifth, re-establish the sterile field and confirm it is intact. Sixth, report the event if the facility requires it.
Where people slip
The response does not depend on how likely contamination seems. A brush that might not have mattered is handled the same way as one that plainly did, because the difference cannot be seen.
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