history of the cleaning cycle Flashcards
1
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who first discovered microorganisms
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- Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
2
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who first discovered microorganisms
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- Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
3
Q
who developed the germ theory
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- Louis Pasteur
4
Q
what was a miasma
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- 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
5
Q
what did Louis Pasteur discover
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- that if we applied heat to a liquid we would kill all the microorganisms in it
6
Q
what did Louis Pasteur develop
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- a means of sterilisation by way of using a pressure cooker
- autoclave
- gave higher temperatures than boiling
7
Q
what are the standards we operate to
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- BS EN
8
Q
what is the first stage of cleaning and sterilisation
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- clean all instrumentation first
9
Q
how is cleaning instruments done
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- manually or by using an automated washer-disinfector
10
Q
what happens once all visible contamination has been removed
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- process instruments through a ‘steam steriliser’
11
Q
what type of machines do we use
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- vacuum or non-vacuum
12
Q
which machine type is best
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- vacuum
13
Q
who developed the germ theory
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- Louis Pasteur
14
Q
what was a miasma
A
- 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
15
Q
what did Louis Pasteur discover
A
- that if we applied heat to a liquid we would kill all the microorganisms in it
