Nstruments that are considered medically ""critical"" must be A. sanitized B. disinfected with a high level disinfectant C. autoclaved D. detoxified with an antitoxin E. sterilized 2. Place the following

The correct option is E ( sterilized)

Explanation:

In the medical field, there are equipments which are used to carry out different procedures for the well being of the patients. These medical equipments are grouped into two:

- single use medical equipments( they are used only once per patient) and

- Reusable medical equipments.

Reusable equipments as the name implies can be reused on multiple patients after the equipment has passes through decontamination processes. Example of such equipments includes: surgical forceps, endoscope and stethoscope. They are further divided into 3 categories;

-critical medical equipments,

- semi- critical medical equipments and

-Non critical medical equipments.

Critical equipments are reusable devices which makes contact with sterile tissue (blood) of patients. In other to prevent the sterile tissue from being contaminated, the equipments to be used on it should be sterilized. Sterilization of these equipments can be achieved through various means;

- autoclaving:( pressurised high-temperature steaming)

-Chemical sterilization or

- Dry heat sterilization

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