Even More Sterile Packs Flashcards
Rubber or plastic items should be wrapped as a single piece incase…..
it melts
If cold sterilization is used on rubber or plastic, __________ __________ is required
Sterile rinse
With sodium chloride or LRS
when sterilizing fluids in the autoclave it is important to
Leave the lid off
(keep lid in autoclave so its sterile)
Why do you leave the lid off when sterilizing fluids in an autoclave
If you leave the lid on it will explode from the pressure from boiling
Fluids can be sterilized through filtering, but this may not remove _____________
viruses
What two things on an autoclave are important to check
Temperature and pressure
Once the autoclave in finished and the door is open it is important to
Not touch until fully dry or you will contaminate it