What are some of the principles of aseptic technique?
Some of the principles of aseptic technique are (1) consider a moist or outdated package to be contaminated; (2) avoid reaching over sterile items to prevent contamination; (3) remove wrappers by pulling them away from the body to prevent contamination; (4) consider the edge of a sterile field to be contaminated; (5) keep forceps above waist level to prevent contamination; (6) keep forceps tips pointed downward to prevent fluid from flowing back and forth between forceps tips and your hand, which may be contaminated; (7) use forceps to cleanse a site, discarding the forceps afterward to prevent contamination of the sterile field; (8) allow only sterile items to touch sterile items; and (9) dispose of all contaminated items in a colored plastic bag to minimize the risk of transmitting infection to others.
