The safety of the procedure begins before opening the package with the needle. You need to separate clean and dirty zones, ensure hand hygiene and properly handle tools, waste and documentation. Procedures must match the equipment of the office and current requirements. It's not enough to memorize them - you need to understand the purpose of each step.
Asepsis and sterilization are not the same
Asepsis includes activities that limit the risk of introducing microorganisms into the procedure field. Sterilization is a validated process of destroying all viable forms of microorganisms on products that require it.
Surface disinfection does not replace sterilization of reusable tools.
How to plan a workstation?
The layout of the station should prevent the mixing of clean and used materials. Before the procedure, only the necessary elements are prepared, the packaging and its dates are checked, and the surfaces are protected in accordance with the procedure.
After the procedure, waste and tools immediately go to the appropriate containers and not to a random place on the countertop.
What should the course show in practice?
The trainee should independently prepare the workstation, put on and change gloves without contamination, recognize the moment of interruption of the procedure and finish the work safely.
Training should also cover occupational exposure, process control and documentation of procedures.
Regulations and liability
The requirements depend on, among other things, the way the office operates, equipment and current regulations. Before starting your business, you must confirm your obligations with the local sanitary and epidemiological station and other relevant authorities.
Hygiene and asepsis module it should be the foundation of science, not an addition to technology.
Sterilization requires control of the process, not the device itself
Simply having an autoclave does not mean proper sterilization. The manufacturer's instructions, batch preparation, cycle selection, and control and storage of materials after the process are all important.
In the case of reusable tools, the procedure must correspond to the specific equipment and current requirements. A list from the Internet does not replace training in the use of the device or documentation for a given location.