History of cleaning and sterilization

Question 1

What does the autoclave allow

Answer 1

to achieve higher temperatures than boiling

specific pressure can be achieved allowing for higher temperatures

Question 2

What are the standards we process instruments in line with

Answer 2

BS EN are the standards we operate to
SHTMs are the guidance docs we use to reference these standards

legislation has been created to insist a legal requirement that everyone achieves these set points through processing

Question 3

What is the process

Answer 3

1. clean all of our instruments first manually or via washer disinfected
2. inspection to verify all visible contamination has been removed
3. steam sterilizer using vacuum or non vacuum machines (vacuum is the best process)