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Outline • The basic Principles Of Asepsis The basic Principles Of Asepsis • The principles of asepsis in infection prevention are based on the knowledge of the microorganisms’ nature and characteristics and their ability to produce the disease. • This includes the microorganism’s method of tra...

Outline • The basic Principles Of Asepsis The basic Principles Of Asepsis • The principles of asepsis in infection prevention are based on the knowledge of the microorganisms’ nature and characteristics and their ability to produce the disease. • This includes the microorganism’s method of transmission within the healthcare environment. The basic Principles Of Asepsis • In general, there are two types of Aseptic Technique: Medical Asepsis Surgical Asepsis Known as Clean technique Known as Sterile technique Procedures carried out to Procedures carried out to reduce the number microorganisms Eliminate the presence of microorganisms Example: Hand Hygiene and decontamination of equipment Example: Steralization of Surgical Instruments The basic Principles Of Asepsis 1- knowing what is dirty 2- knowing what is clean 3- knowing what is sterile 4- Keeping the three conditions entirely separate 5- Remedy contamination immediately The basic Principles Of Asepsis 1- know what is dirty “contaminated” Items that have been used for patient care Example: - Opened instrument sets - Single use items: used suction tips The basic Principles Of Asepsis 2- know what is clean • Cleanliness is the basis of the aseptic technique. • There is a clean and surgical asepsis. • Surgical asepsis is when items are sterilized. • While mechanical cleaning removes soil and most microorganisms, it does not deem an item sterile. • Any item properly cleaned via manual or mechanical means is considered clean. The basic Principles Of Asepsis 3- know what is sterile Sterility is defined as the absence of all microorganism. Example: sterilization whether it be steam, chemical. Sterility is impossible to see with our human eye, that is why we use the indicators and tools in CS to help us identify when an items has been exposed to a sterilization process. The basic Principles Of Asepsis 4- keep the three conditions separate Must Separate the dirty, clean, and sterile. A workflow must support one direction from dirty to clean to ensure the flow of goods is kept up. Storing sterile and clean items in dedicated spaces that are kept free of dirt, dust, and moisture will also help to keep these separated. The basic Principles Of Asepsis 4- keep the three conditions separate The basic Principles Of Asepsis 5- Remedy contamination immediately and safely When dirty, clean, and sterile areas or items have not been separated, the situation must be corrected immediately. •Examples: a sterile peel pouch falling to the floor. a clean instrument falling to the floor while assembling. • Anytime something is questioned, it should be treated as contaminated and reprocessed.