| If the scrub person is removing sterilized items from the sterilizer, he or she should remember the following guidelines. |
| Any large receptacle that will hold sufficient water may be used as a sterilizer. |
| As soon as the sterilizer is free, it is automatically loaded and the appropriate program started. |
| These chemicals may then plate the metal instruments, the pan, and the sterilizer walls. |
| Dry heat sterilization requires a special type of sterilizer that may not be available in a health care facility. |
| The number of sterilizers subject to these Guidelines and volume of each sterilizer. |
