| A | B |
|---|
| Items used in sterile field | must be sterile |
| table | only top is considered sterile |
| gowned and gloved | sterile axilla to waiste or table, fingers to 2"above elbow |
| sterile persons must | touch sterile things |
| unsterile persons must | touch unsterile things |
| sterile person reaches/leans over | sterile fields / areas |
| unsterile person reaches/leans over | unsteril fields / areas |
| sterile persons avoid | unsterile areas |
| unsterile persons avoid | sterile areas |
| edges that enclose sterile things | are considered unsterile |
| create sterile field | as close to time of use as possible |
| Always view | sterile field continuously |
| integrity of barriers | must be intact |
| microorganisms | kept to lowest number possible |
