IAHCSMM CRCST 2026 CORE EXAM SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔This unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad to therapeutically raise
or lower the body temperature
- PCA pump
- Hypothermia unit
- Feeding pump
- Pump - ✔✔Hypothermia unit
✔✔For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all
microorganisms in the decontamination area:
- Gram-Positive
- Gram-Negative
- Manageable
- Potentially Infectious - ✔✔Potentially infectious
✔✔True or False:
To prevent aerosols, items should be brushed below the surface of the water. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Infectious medical waste is regulated by the EPA - ✔✔True
✔✔Paper/plastic sterilization pouches:
- Are not suitable for steam sterilization processes
- Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers
- Should be used only for dry heat sterilization processes
- Are used to package wood and cork products for sterilization - ✔✔Should not be
placed inside of wrapped sets or containers
✔✔Medical Device reporting is regulated by the
- NFPA
- EPA
- WHO
- FDA - ✔✔FDA
✔✔Wicking materials are used to:
- Dry instruments before sterilization
- Allow air removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying
- Cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
- Hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays - ✔✔Allow air removal,steam
penetration and facilitate drying
✔✔Maximum Density for Linen Packs - ✔✔7.2 pounds per cubic foot
, ✔✔Loaner instruments should:
- Be decontaminated if they appear soiled upon arrival
- Be sterilized using a low temperature process
- Be decontaminated before use
- Not be used - ✔✔Be decontaminated before use
✔✔Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should
be:
- Discarded at point of use
- Be reprocessed for re-use
- Discarded during preventive maintenance
- Removed in the biomedical engineering department - ✔✔Discarded at point of use
✔✔"Dermopathy" is a(an):
- Skin disease
- Inflammation of the liver
- Fluid-filled sack
- Inflammation of a joint - ✔✔Skin disease
✔✔Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual
surgical procedures?
- Exchange carts
- Par-level
- Case cart
- Requisition - ✔✔Case cart
✔✔Which of the following are classified as high-level disinfectants?
- Glutaraldehyde and OPA
- Glutaraldehyde and Phenolics
- Quaternary Ammonium Compunds and Phenolics
- Halogens and OPA - ✔✔Glutaraldehyde and OPA
✔✔The root element, "gastro," refers to the:
- Colon
- Heart
- Muscles
- Stomach - ✔✔Stomach
✔✔The test used to evaluate the efficacy of air removal in dynamic air removal steam
sterilizer is the:
- BI test
- Bowie-dick test
-Steris test
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔This unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad to therapeutically raise
or lower the body temperature
- PCA pump
- Hypothermia unit
- Feeding pump
- Pump - ✔✔Hypothermia unit
✔✔For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all
microorganisms in the decontamination area:
- Gram-Positive
- Gram-Negative
- Manageable
- Potentially Infectious - ✔✔Potentially infectious
✔✔True or False:
To prevent aerosols, items should be brushed below the surface of the water. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or False:
Infectious medical waste is regulated by the EPA - ✔✔True
✔✔Paper/plastic sterilization pouches:
- Are not suitable for steam sterilization processes
- Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers
- Should be used only for dry heat sterilization processes
- Are used to package wood and cork products for sterilization - ✔✔Should not be
placed inside of wrapped sets or containers
✔✔Medical Device reporting is regulated by the
- NFPA
- EPA
- WHO
- FDA - ✔✔FDA
✔✔Wicking materials are used to:
- Dry instruments before sterilization
- Allow air removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying
- Cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
- Hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays - ✔✔Allow air removal,steam
penetration and facilitate drying
✔✔Maximum Density for Linen Packs - ✔✔7.2 pounds per cubic foot
, ✔✔Loaner instruments should:
- Be decontaminated if they appear soiled upon arrival
- Be sterilized using a low temperature process
- Be decontaminated before use
- Not be used - ✔✔Be decontaminated before use
✔✔Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should
be:
- Discarded at point of use
- Be reprocessed for re-use
- Discarded during preventive maintenance
- Removed in the biomedical engineering department - ✔✔Discarded at point of use
✔✔"Dermopathy" is a(an):
- Skin disease
- Inflammation of the liver
- Fluid-filled sack
- Inflammation of a joint - ✔✔Skin disease
✔✔Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual
surgical procedures?
- Exchange carts
- Par-level
- Case cart
- Requisition - ✔✔Case cart
✔✔Which of the following are classified as high-level disinfectants?
- Glutaraldehyde and OPA
- Glutaraldehyde and Phenolics
- Quaternary Ammonium Compunds and Phenolics
- Halogens and OPA - ✔✔Glutaraldehyde and OPA
✔✔The root element, "gastro," refers to the:
- Colon
- Heart
- Muscles
- Stomach - ✔✔Stomach
✔✔The test used to evaluate the efficacy of air removal in dynamic air removal steam
sterilizer is the:
- BI test
- Bowie-dick test
-Steris test
