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1 online resource |
| Contents |
A Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare; Contents; Foreword; Glossary of terms; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; What is decontamination?; A brief history of decontamination; Goals of decontamination and the Spaulding classification; The decontamination process; The design of a decontamination area; Where to start; 2 Basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry; Introduction; Anatomy terminology; The anatomical systems of the human body; Cardiovascular; Digestive; Endocrine; Integumentary; Lymphatic; Muscular; Nervous; Reproductive; Respiratory; Skeletal (including dental); Urinary |
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Additional structures3 Medical and surgical procedures and facilities; Introduction; Procedures and techniques; Medical disciplines and common procedures; The medical team; Types of medical disciplines; Medical and diagnostic equipment; Surgical procedures; Surgical team members; Surgical techniques; Surgical disciplines and common procedures; Introduction to endoscopic procedures; The operating/procedure room; Operating room set-up; Principles of aseptic (or "sterile") technique; 4 Instrumentation; Introduction; Single-use and re-use instrumentation definition |
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Materials used in the manufacture of instrumentsDevice manufacturers and suppliers; Introduction and quality standards; Manufacturing process; Instrument marking; Surgical instrument types and descriptions; Basic, everyday instruments; Instrument classification; Instruments for cutting and dissecting; Instruments used for grasping and holding; Instruments used for clamping and occluding; Instruments used for exposing and retracting; Instruments used for suturing or stapling; Instruments used for general viewing; Instruments used for suction and aspiration; Instruments used for dilation |
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Instruments used for measuring or positioningPowered instruments/tools; Other miscellaneous surgical instruments; Microsurgery; Robotic surgery; Devices used in dental surgery; Tattooing; Endoscopy; Miscellaneous devices used medically; Blood pressure (BP) monitors; Reflex hammer; Medical thermometers; Stethoscopes; 5 Microbiology and infection control/prevention; Introduction; Microorganism types; The microbial world: an introduction; Prions and other infectious proteins; Viruses; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Helminths; An introduction to infection prevention and control |
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Microorganisms are everywhereSources of contamination; The role of infection prevention and control; Infection control and prevention strategies; Reprocessing role in infection control and prevention; 6 Chemistry and physics; Introduction; Solids, liquids, gases and plasmas; Mixtures, formulations and solutions; Weights, measures and other physical considerations; The pH scale: defining acids and bases; Other common chemical measurement methods; An introduction to sampling; Titration; Conductivity; Total dissolved solids; Total organic carbon; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| Summary |
Prevention is the first line of defence in the fight against infection. As antibiotics and other antimicrobials encounter increasing reports of microbial resistance, the field of decontamination science is undergoing a major revival. A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare is a comprehensive training manual, providing practical guidance on all aspects of decontamination including: microbiology and infection control; regulations and standards; containment, transportation, handling, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient used devices; surgical instrumentation; endoscopes |
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Light, radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Infection -- Prevention
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Hospital buildings -- Disinfection.
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Disinfection and disinfectants.
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Sterilization.
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MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
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MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
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Disinfection and disinfectants
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Hospital buildings -- Disinfection
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Infection -- Prevention
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Sterilization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sheard, Denise
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| ISBN |
9781118321324 |
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1118321324 |
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9781118321287 |
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1118321286 |
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