Sterile processing & infection control blog — page 13

The CSSD, the Central Sterile Services Department, is the hospital’s central nervous system, where the battle against infection takes place. Here surgical instruments are readied for reuse after being decontaminated or sterilized (depending on usage and risk level).

Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines, creating a serious infection control problem affecting millions of people, with winds gusting at 300 kph, taking the lives of more than 6,000 people, damaging more than one million houses and leaving more than four million people homeless! The storm left a path of death, destruction and distress affecting more than 14 million people. Tuttnauer was able to help in this critical infection control problem.

While MERS was recently the most talked-about virus, now it's the Ebola virus, which is attracting media attention and concern.

They traveled from West, East and North Africa: Mauritius, Réunion, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique with a common goal; to receive high-level autoclave training from Tuttnauer.

MERS Virus Made Simple

With Internet technologies, we can map and track the spread of diseases around the world in real time and with relative ease. It’s fascinating to follow how diseases spread, and sometimes it can be quite scary. MERS is grabbing global media attention as the latest disease on the rise. Much remains unknown about how MERS is transmitted, and a vaccine has yet to be discovered. We would like to introduce you to this mysterious visitor from the Middle East and show you how hospitals and health-care facilities work to prevent its spread.

In the Northern Hemisphere, April is the first full month of spring. The days are getting longer, temperatures are rising and a sensation of renewal is in the air. Spring cleaning is a cross cultural annual rite that spans geographies, climates and languages.

La utilización de autoclaves en altas latitudes comenzó junto con la historia de nuestra entrada en el mercado de América del Sur, la cual se inició hace más de 18 años.

High altitude autoclaving goes side-by-side with the story of our entrance into the South American market, which began over 18 years ago, and had many challenges.

Formaldehyde is an organic chemical compound which is a by-product of the metabolism of many organisms and is commonly found in fresh air, rainwater, foods, industrial products and fabrics.