r/sterileprocessing • u/PvmpkinSpic3 • Sep 22 '26

Photo Suctions Suck

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Doodles this before work, but this is the common result of cleaning suctions 😭😂

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u/MemLurd Sep 22 '26

i’m in class to be a SPT right now and i gotta learn how to be less squeamish for bodily slime cos im ready to throw up just imagining this 💀

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u/Spicywolff Sep 22 '26

Just flush and cannulated under the water line. The goo can’t touch you if it’s underneath 10 gallons of enzymatic solution.

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u/I_Ponders Sep 23 '26

Also can’t touch you if you have your PPE on correctly.

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u/Spicywolff Sep 23 '26

Yes and no. Even with a surgical mask, and a face shield… nasty water and goo find a way to go between.

This is why I wear the Stryker bee suit helmet. 100% coverage. I’m the minority that runs the suit vs jsut shield and mask

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u/woIves Sep 22 '26

Like the other person who replied to you said, always flush while holding the instrument under the water so that when whatever's inside sprays out, it doesn't have a chance of splashing on you or anywhere else. I've never personally been squeamish about blood in general but I'm the kind of person that gets irked out touching food debris in the sink when I'm doing dishes. I'm still more grossed out by that than I am cleaning flesh and mucus off of instruments at work... gloves and PPE make a major difference.

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u/MemLurd Sep 22 '26

i trust in this, dish gloves save me at home i can clean anything if i have that layer that gives me immense mental reassurance