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U.S. FDA recalls can be voluntary or mandatory.

Automatic endoscope reprocessors are not recommended for flexible endoscopes.

On the job relationships do not change when one team member gets a promotion.

Hydrogen peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent for lines and gauze sponges.

Conferences and on-the job trainings have no value to the Central Service tech who is trying to stay current in industry standards.

The decontamination area of the CS department should have positive airflow.

Tracking individual instruments is important to help ensure specific instruments are kept with specific sets.

After steam sterilization the load contents may take two hours or more to cool.

Instruments with tungsten carbide jaws can be easily identified by the black handles.

Sterilization packaging is a Class II Medical Device according to OSHA.