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2. Central sterile services department - Wikipedia

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   The central sterile services department ( CSSD ), also called sterile processing department ( SPD ), sterile processing, central supply department ( CSD ), or central supply, is an integrated place in hospitals and other health care facilities that performs sterilization and other actions on medical devices, equipment and consumables; for ...

3. Aseptic Technique: Uses, Benefits, and Complications - Healthline

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   Outlook. Healthcare professionals use the aseptic technique to prevent contamination from pathogens like bacteria and viruses. It involves applying the strictest rules during medical procedures to ...

4. WHO Surgical Safety Checklist - Wikipedia

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 in order to increase the safety of patients undergoing surgery. The checklist serves to remind the surgical team of important items to be performed before and after the surgical procedure in order to reduce adverse events such as surgical site infections or retained instruments.

5. Terminal cleaning - Wikipedia

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   Terminal cleaning. Non-flammable alcohol vapor in carbon dioxide systems being used as the final step in sanitizing a swing-out toilet in a hospital ER exam room. [ edit on Wikidata] Terminal cleaning is the thorough cleaning of a room after use, used in healthcare environments to control the spread of infections.

6. 7 Steps of Handwashing: How to Wash Your Hands Properly

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   Wet your hands with clean — preferably running — water. Apply enough soap to cover all surfaces of your hands and wrists. Lather and rub your hands together briskly and thoroughly. Make sure ...

7. Creating a Personal Hygiene Routine: Tips and Benefits

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   Good personal hygiene will help your kids stay healthy, ward off illnesses, and build better self-awareness. It’s never too early to start teaching hygiene. You can wipe down your child’s ...

8. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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   Infection prevention and control is the discipline concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infections; a practical rather than academic sub-discipline of epidemiology. In Northern Europe, infection prevention and control is expanded from healthcare into a component in public health, known as "infection protection" ( smittevern ...

9. Hospital Bag Checklist: Everything You Need for Mom and Baby

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   basic toiletries — soap, shampoo, toothbrush/toothpaste. disposable mesh underwear (it’s not the most attractive, but it does the job) thick sanitary pads. after-care items, like witch hazel ...