3 4 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J u l y 2 0 1 8
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fter you take this 15-question quiz, hand it off to your
decontamination team so that they, too, can earn their
diplomas in decontamination from the College of Clean.
Whether you ace this quiz or learn a few things along
the way, the important thing is you're engaged with the
challenges your reprocessing techs face every day and every shift in
cleaning surgical instruments.
Can You Pass This Decontamination Quiz?
See how well you know all that your reprocessing techs need to know.
• UP TO THE TASK The most important element in the decontamination process are the techs who are doing the actual decont-
aminating.
Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL | San Antonio, Texas