According spaulding classification system of sterilization, following is true except –
Correct Answer: Semicritical equipment need low-level sterilization
Description: Clinical device Definition Example Infectious risk Critical device Medical device intended to enter a normal sterile environment, tissue or vasculature Surgical Instruments, cardiac and urinary catheters, Implants, eye & dental instruments, High (to be sterilized) Semi-critical device Medical device intended to come in contact with mucous membranes or minor skin breaches Respiratory therapy & anaesthesia equipments, endoscopes, laryngoscope, tonometers, rectal/vaginal /esophageal probes etc. High, Intermediate (sterlized / HLD) Non- critical devices Medical devices that comes in contact with intact skin BP cuff, ECG electrodes, bedpans, crutches. Stethoscope, thermometer Low (ILD/LLD) Medical equipments Device or component of a device that does not typically come in direct contact with patient Examination table, computers Low (LLD)
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