ITEMS COMMONLY HANDLED BY CSSD STORES 1 Central Sterile

1 Receives equipment from purchasing. 2 It is cleaned, tagged and placed in the clean storage area awaiting a request form. 3 Equipment is sent out of Central Supply to the floors after receiving a request 4 After patient who needed the equipment has been discharged or no long need it, the equipment is sent to the C.S. Decontamination room 5 When items come into the decontamination room or dirty side, they are cleaned and processed and sent to the clean side for storage 6 The Central Sterile “clean side” wraps instruments, surgical trays, etc.. And sterilizes them. They are then sent to the departments that uses them for storage