On CSS Nation, Pernell Husband & Harry Mullen finish up talking  about the AAMI standards on sections 7.4 to 7.6  

Cleaning is the first and most important step in breaking the chain of  disease transmission and preparing instruments for use; it is the  removal of all foreign material from the device being processed.  

Instrument technicians must have a clear understanding that cleaning  primarily removes microorganisms, any failure of the disinfection and  sterilization process presents an increased risk of infection  transmission.  AAMI standards provide a clear and detailed rationale behind the step by  step process and science of Sterile Processing

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