Re-entering decontamination from prep and pack
CRCST practice question · Departmental Considerations
A technician finishes assembling an instrument tray in the prep and packaging area and realizes she left her reading glasses in the decontamination room. What is the correct way to retrieve them?
- A. Walk in quickly without PPE since she will not touch any instruments
- B. Don the required decontamination PPE before entering, then follow the department's traffic rules when returning
- C. Ask a decontamination coworker to carry them through the pass-through washer
- D. Enter decontamination, then go straight back to the assembly table without changing
Answer
B. Don the required decontamination PPE before entering, then follow the department's traffic rules when returning
Anyone entering decontamination must wear the PPE required for that area, and attire worn there must not be carried back into clean areas. Rushing in without PPE exposes her to aerosols and splashes, and returning directly to the assembly table without removing that attire defeats one-way traffic flow.
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