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infect or sterilize if it's not clean," says Steven Gray, CRMST/CRCST, program specialist of sterile processing services at the Northern Arizona VA
Health Care System in Prescott, Ariz. "If the manufacturer specifies to
flush 90cc, then it must be flushed in one direction: out. I have witnessed
a tech hook the syringe up and flush out, pull back and out again. This is
not right. If there is debris left from brushing, you will not flush it out."
Always leak-test scopes before putting them in a processor, says Debbie
Amos, RN, CNOR, RNFA, director of surgical services at Sunnyside
(Wash.) Community Hospital.
10. Have a dedicated reprocessing staff. Have only a few
people who reprocess scopes in your facility and train them well. Give
them the proper tools: physical setup and disposable supplies, says
