After point-of-use precleaning, transport the soiled endoscope
to the reprocessing area for subsequent steps in
high-level decontamination before remaining soil dries.
During transportation, soiled endoscopes should be
contained in a manner that prevents exposure of staff,
patients or the environment to the potentially infectious
organisms. An open container can suffice for
transport to immediately adjacent reprocessing rooms,
but fully enclosed and labeled containers or bags
should be used for transportation to distant reprocessing
areas