When should equipment be inspected for cracked or frayed electrical cords? Only by biomed techs? Only during preventative maintenance? Only when there are complaints from other depts.? Whenever insptected in CS department?

What happens when CS supports affiliated clinics? Only disposable instruments should be sent? Planning and communication are critical? A separate tracking system must be developed? Equipment maintenance & repair are not as critical?

Which of the following requires preventive maintenance standards be established for medical equipment? OSHA? TJC? AAMI? AORN?

All patient care equipment that was dispensed for use must be considered ___ and handled as such, regardless of its appearance. Sterile? Clean? Contaminated? Visibly soiled?

How is preventative maintenance used? It's performed when equipment injures a patient? It's designed to identify problems before they occur? It's performed user notices a problem? It's done by CS before equipment is dispensed?

Technicians in what department perform safety inspections & functional tests? Materiel Management? Infection Prevention? Biomedical Engineering? Facilities and maintenance?

The decision to use reusable or disposable instruments in procedure trays is determined by what? Where it will be used? Infection Prevention Dept.? Several factors incld. preference, storage and cost? # of items used & delivery schedule?

When equipment enters a facility, it must first be checked by who before patient use? Infection control committee member? CS Tech? CS Director? Biomed tech?

Which of the following items of patient care equipment limits deep vein thrombosis & peripheral edema? Respirator? Intermittent suction device? Sequential compression unit? Defibrillator?

Which of the following statements is correct? Equip.tracking requires a computer? Equip. should only be tracked if patient is billed? Tracking equip. prevents shortages?

Who requires that the healthcare facility report malfunctions of devices that caused injury, illness and/or death to patient to manufacturer and to FDA? OSHA? Safe Medical Devices Act? EPA Patient Security Act? FDA Notification Act?

If an equipment malfunction causes harm to the patients, it should be what? Discarded immediately? Returned immediately to the Biomedical dept.? Sequestered for inspection by OSHA personnel? Sent to the manufacturer for repairs?

How is equipment leasing different from equipment rental? Leasing involves purchase; rental does not? Rental is a short term basis unlike leasing? Leasing involves expensive equipment? Leasing is an operating expense?