THE ULTIMATE IAHCSMM CRCST LATEST 2026-2027 EXAM QUESTIONS 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS

THE ULTIMATE IAHCSMM CRCST LATEST 2026-2027

EXAM QUESTIONS 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS

Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids?

- Type A

- Type B

- Type C

- Type D - ANSWER- Type B

Deionized water is used for:

-Sterile irrigation

- Heating/cooling therapy units

- Injection

- Steam sterilizers - ANSWER- Sterile Irrigation

Minimum Recommendations for EtO Aeration

- 8 hours at 140 F or 12 hours at 122 F

- 8 hours at 140 F or 10 hours at 122 F

- 6 hours at 140 F or 8 hours at 122 F - ANSWER- 8 hours at 140 F or 12 Hours at

122F

Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to

provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity:

- Biological tests

- Bowie dick tests

- Mechanical recording charts/printouts

- Chemical integrators - ANSWER- Mechanical recording charts/printouts

Thread-like "tails" that help bacteria move through liquids are called:

- Nucleus

- Causative agent

- Flagella

- Spores - ANSWER- Flagella

True or False:

Anaerobic bacteria require free oxygen to live. - ANSWER- False

True or False:

Instruments are heat treated to give their surface a mirror (shiny) finish. -

ANSWER- False

Water that is turbid is:

- Hot

- Tepid

- Clear

- Cloudy - ANSWER- Cloudy

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 - ANSWER- Hypothermia unit

For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all

microorganisms in the decontamination area:

- Gram-Positive

- Gram-Negative

- Manageable

- Potentially Infectious - ANSWER- Potentially infectious

True or False:

To prevent aerosols, items should be brushed below the surface of the water. -

ANSWER- True

True or False:

Infectious medical waste is regulated by the EPA - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWERShould not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers

Medical Device reporting is regulated by the

- NFPA

- EPA

- WHO

- FDA - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- Allow air

removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying

Maximum Density for Linen Packs - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- Discarded at

point of use

"Dermopathy" is a(an):

- Skin disease

- Inflammation of the liver

- Fluid-filled sack

- Inflammation of a joint - ANSWER- Skin disease