the category of medical items or surfaces that carry the least risk of disease transmission. This category has been expanded to include not only noncritical medical devices but also environmental surfaces. Noncritical medical devices touch only unbroken (nonintact) skin (e.g., blood pressure cuff). Noncritical environmental surfaces can be further divided into clinical contact surfaces (e.g., light handle) and housekeeping surfaces (e.g., floors, countertops).

not critical; not at a point of abrupt change

marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"

not in a state of crisis or emergency