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Haven't visited site for over a year-good to see it is still there.Happy New Year to all
Peter
Name:
Elaine Luk
Country:
Hong Kong
Date:
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Comments:
Thanks for so many useful information
Name:
Thelma Pooler
Country:
United States
Date:
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Comments:
Great sight
Name:
Eliane
Country:
Canada
Date:
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Comments:
Great information, great insight.
Name:
Nonzairina M
Country:
Malaysia
Date:
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Comments:
Plenty of useful information to be shared with.
Thank you.
Name:
Robert Shasta
Country:
United States
Date:
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Comments:
Very interesting site.
Name:
Michael Larsen
Country:
United States
Date:
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Comments:
When my wife had a VP Shunt procedure done at the University Hospital, The nurse
told us that the surgical set they used was not "Sterile" She was given antibiotics and the hospital delayed her discharge an extra 3 days later.
It was still infected later nonetheless and the surgical procedure had to be repeated. The Surgical procedure cost $15,000 each time it was done, I lost my good paying job with benefits due to "attendance" issues and we filed bankruptcy.
The Nurse was put in an awkward position when I told her that I work in Sterile Processing when she informed us of the above event, She promptly left and informed Sterile Processing Department at the University Hospital and Risk Management.
The Steam Sterilizer isn’t a warmer for the at Annual at Work Thanksgiving Buffet,
It is the heartbeat and soul of the entire hospital affecting the patient’s health, and the quality of care our nurses and doctors give their patients in our hospital.
We’re certified technicians that have demonstrated our competency and are qualified to fill this critical position, We took the certification test and passed and maintain that certification. When OR Nurses don’t check the parameters of the flash sterilizers, it is because they trust us to verify that it was checked during the night and it passed the necessary criteria before allowing it to be in service. We run our steam sterilizers in our department, We should have every advantage to accomplishing sterility. The Steam Sterilizer isn’t a catch all safety net, it has parameters to be attained, met and maintained.
Surgical Sets maintain sterility during transport and storage whether it is wrapped or in a container, Both Event Related and Time Parameters affect sterility in storage and transport. Sets are not airport luggage, but fragile gifts for our loved ones for this ominous event affecting their "Health" It needs to be checked for the load stickers, load label, punctures, cracks before we release it to the patient‘s caregiver who is trusting us to do. The Biological Indicator needs to be checked before the set is released if it is an implant.
I do support the movement that mandates that we all be Certified, but at a minimum, Certified Personnel should be required to run Sterilization devices whether it be: Steam, Sterrad, Sterris, Ozone and EtO. The Steam Sterilizer position is a very busy position, that includes keeping OR Posted as to when they may get the sterilized item and not vice versa.
The consequences are real life situations that could have been prevented, Only our certified employees should be working in this position. We deliver a "Sterile" Product.
Thanks in Advance,
Michael R. Larsen,
IAHCSMM # 59064
Name:
Cheryl Rousell
Country:
United States
Date:
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Comments:
This is a wonderful site. It is interesting & fun, keep it up.
Name:
Daniel Miller
Country:
United States
Date:
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Comments:
The website is informative and fun.
Name:
Michael Burnette
Country:
United States
Date:
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Comments:
This is a great site keep up the good work and how do I become a member?
Name:
Lynn Malouin
Country:
United States
Date:
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Comments:
Great site, Thank You for making it accessible
Name:
Mr. Samad Mangondato
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Date:
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Comments:
Continue the good works
Name:
Timothy Hopkins
Country:
United States
Date:
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Comments:
You have a lot of useful information on your site. Keep up the good work.
Name:
Linda
Country:
United States
Date:
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Comments:
this site is so informative and I was impressed with the layout. The humour section was fun and added an extra highlight.
Name:
Colleen
Country:
Canada
Date:
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Comments:
Awesome site to visit.
Name:
Faizatul Azura Abd Rahman
Country:
Malaysia
Date:
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Comments:
Marvellous! It brings me to the info I was searching for & the related links too!
Name:
Lee Spencer
Country:
Australia
Date:
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Comments:
What A great site
Well done full of great infomation
Will be using this in future for staff to gain infomation as well
Name:
Marjaana Kuusela
Country:
Finland
Date:
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Comments:
It is very nice to meet foreign people, if only for by net.
it is very nice too to know what tey think about the guestions of sterilation and etc.
Name:
Bahia Boulos
Country:
Lebanon
Date:
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Comments:
Fantastitic sharing ideas and concerns-
I love this site
Name:
Janice
Country:
United States
Date:
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Comments:
Neat website. I like the information and the pictures! I happened to find this website when researching information on Steris Amsco Reliance 444 Washer/Decontaminators (maybe I was wandering?). Anyway, this site is bookmarked :-).
Name:
Maureen Greer
Country:
Canada
Date:
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Comments:
Glad to have found the site.
Name:
Wafiya Bahzad
Country:
Bahrain
Date:
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Comments:
it's a very good site to have shared topics regarding cssd since it's very rare to have such a site. I'm working in cssd and glad to join. thanks
Name:
Ivan Ramo
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Date:
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Comments:
A reliable site for continuing education
Name:
Franklin Balmonte
Country:
Philippines
Date:
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Comments:
Very infomative and interesting site.
Name:
Stefan Tysk
Country:
Sweden
Date:
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Comments:
Nice site, thanks.
Name:
Alish
Country:
Ireland
Date:
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Comments:
Great site has helped me with quite a few issues over the years. We all need to share our information to improve the quality of our processes
Name:
Francis Loddo
Country:
Gibraltar
Date:
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Comments:
Greetings from Gibraltar to all CSSD Workers all over the World - very good site, keep up the good work!
Name:
Owen Rowe
Country:
United Kingdom
Date:
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Comments:
Very informative site.
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