How to Properly Store Ultrasound Probes CME Test

Joint Commission's most recent recommendations for storage include all semi-critical devices.

True

False

Joint Commission recommends storing disinfected ultrasound probes:

This is NOT a challenge when storing ultrasound probes:

Separating disinfected probes from their cables

Proper handling of probes

Drying probes in the storage system

Cross contamination when not stored properly

All of the above

None of the above

Endoscope storage is different from probe storage because:

Endoscopes are fully submerged during disinfection, so cross contamination is not an issue

Endoscopes have channels

Endoscope storage involves drying

All of the above

None of the above

Ideal features of an ultrasound probe storage system include:

Hanging vertically in a locking cabinet, with cables and probes together and forced air drying

Hanging vertically on wooden shelves with plastic bags covering the probes

Hanging vertically in a locking cabinet, with cables and probes separated and HEPA-filtered air

Hanging vertically on shelves with plastic bags covering the probes in a high-traffic area

Other than Joint Commission recommendations, features to consider in ultrasound storage include:

Filters: how many, are they truly HEPA, what size, frequency of changing them, how easily accessible they are

Shelving: are cables and probes in the same space, is shelving secure enough so probes do not fall out

Capacity: how many probes can the system hold

All of the above

None of the above

I only have one probe I need to store and no place for a cabinet, so the storage solution for me is:

Hanging vertically in a cabinet with HEPA-filtered air in a clean, dry environment

Hanging vertically on a wooden shelf with plastic bags covering the probes in a low-traffic area

Hanging in a specialty tube or shelf with strain relief in a clean, dry, low-traffic area

Hanging in a specialty tube or shelf with strain relief in a clean, dry, high-traffic area

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