ED02 - Receipt of endoscopes into department

Aims

The course will explain the initial processes that need to be completed as part of the flexible endoscope decontamination processes. Covering the bedside clean, visual check, and leak test of the decontamination process.

The course also covers track and trace systems, loan equipment, and non-conforming items.

Objectives

During this course you will learn:

• What an endoscope is and what it is used for.
• About the Spaulding classification for medical devices and the decontamination routes required.
• About the endoscope decontamination process flow.
• The importance of the 'bedside clean'.
• About receipt of endoscopes in the EDU.
• How to complete a visual check.
• The purpose of a leak test.
• About the possible outcomes of a leak test and what to do next.
• What to do with non-conforming items.
• About receiving and setting up an endoscopy loan kit.

Topics covered