history of the cleaning cycle Flashcards
who first discovered microorganisms
- Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
who first discovered microorganisms
- Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
who developed the germ theory
- Louis Pasteur
what was a miasma
- a could of ‘bad air’ that lingered in the environment if you walked through it, it would cause illness or infection
- was main theory before Louis Pasteur proved otherwise
what did Louis Pasteur discover
- that if we applied heat to a liquid we would kill all the microorganisms in it
what did Louis Pasteur develop
- a means of sterilisation by way of using a pressure cooker
- autoclave
- gave higher temperatures than boiling
what are the standards we operate to
- BS EN
what is the first stage of cleaning and sterilisation
- clean all instrumentation first
how is cleaning instruments done
- manually or by using an automated washer-disinfector
what happens once all visible contamination has been removed
- process instruments through a ‘steam steriliser’
what type of machines do we use
- vacuum or non-vacuum
which machine type is best
- vacuum
who developed the germ theory
- Louis Pasteur
what was a miasma
- a could of ‘bad air’ that lingered in the environment if you walked through it, it would cause illness or infection
- was main theory before Louis Pasteur proved otherwise
what did Louis Pasteur discover
- that if we applied heat to a liquid we would kill all the microorganisms in it
what did Louis Pasteur develop
- a means of sterilisation by way of using a pressure cooker
- autoclave
- gave higher temperatures than boiling
what are the standards we operate to
- BS EN
what is the first stage of cleaning and sterilisation
- clean all instrumentation first
how is cleaning instruments done
- manually or by using an automated washer-disinfector
what happens once all visible contamination has been removed
- process instruments through a ‘steam steriliser’
what type of machines do we use
- vacuum or non-vacuum
which machine type is best
- vacuum
