AAMI TIR68 2018
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AAMI TIR68:2018 – Low and intermediate-level disinfection in healthcare settings for medical devices and patient care equipment and sterile processing environmental surfaces
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| AAMI | 2018 | 34 |
Provides guidance on the selection and use of low and intermediate-level disinfectants and disinfection processes for safe and effective use.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | AAMI TIR68:2018; Low and intermediate-level disinfection in healthcare settings for medical devices and patient care equipment and sterile processing environmental surfaces |
| 3 | Title page |
| 4 | AAMI Technical Information Report Copyright information |
| 5 | Contents Page |
| 6 | Glossary of equivalent standards |
| 7 | Committee representation |
| 10 | Foreword |
| 11 | Introduction |
| 12 | 1 Scope 1.1 Inclusions |
| 13 | 1.2 Exclusions 2 Definitions |
| 14 | 3 Disinfectant classifications and general applications 3.1 General descriptions |
| 15 | 3.2 Regulatory jurisdiction Table 1—Classification of general purpose disinfectants |
| 16 | Table 2—FDA and EPA registered product categories 3.3 Choosing the appropriate disinfectant 3.4 Spaulding classifications |
| 17 | 4 Categories of devices |
| 18 | Table 3—General listing of devices by category 5 Personnel considerations 5.1 Training and education |
| 19 | 5.2 Personal protective equipment 5.3 Health and user hygiene considerations 5.4 Roles and responsibilities Table 4—RACI Matrix 6 Processing items to allow safe handling |
| 20 | 7 Considerations prior to low-level or intermediate-level disinfection 7.1 Cleaning 7.2 Environments 7.3 Equipment 7.4 Occupational safety |
| 21 | 7.5 Environmental safety 8 Cleaning considerations 8.1 Importance of cleaning |
| 22 | 8.2 Device and surface preparation for cleaning |
| 23 | 8.3 Cleaning agents 8.4 Cleaning patient care equipment |
| 24 | 9 Disinfectants, applications and effectiveness 9.1 General information 9.2 Classifications, mode of action and considerations for use |
| 25 | Table 5—Classes and example of chemical disinfectants |
| 26 | Table 6—Typical processing steps by device types/categories Table 7—Considerations for use by class of disinfectant |
| 27 | 9.3 Product selection considerations/purchase decisions |
| 28 | 9.4 How to read and interpret labels |
| 30 | 9.5 General safe handling and disposal considerations Table 8—Disposal considerations by categories of chemical disinfectants |
| 31 | 10 Risk assessment for low-level disinfection and Intermediate-level disinfection processes |
| 32 | Table 9—Risk assessment considerations |
| 33 | Bibliography |
