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yes because during surgeries (an example) where the cut is made there might be bacteria and the bacteria might infect the cut, causing the person an infection. Because of organisms that live in skin, it cannot be "sterilized" like inanimate objects. The use of antimicrobials reduces the amount of pathogenic organisms to prevent their introduction into the body by breaks in the skin causing infection. The skin, which is an organ, protects the body from infection.
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What is the correct usage of alcohol?
In medicine alcohol is used to sterilize, whether it be skin or instruments.
How do you sterilize urushiol oil?
Assuming you mean "remove" instead of "sterilize", soaps will do the trick (it's an oil and therefore will dissolve in soaps). On a skin surface, you have roughly 5 minutes to do this before it bonds at the cellular level, after which, cleaning will not help the victim.
How do you sterilize ground with chlorine bleach?
To sterilize ground with chlorine bleach, prepare a solution of 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. Thoroughly wet the ground with the bleach solution and allow it to sit for at least 30 minutes before rinsing with clean water. Be cautious when working with bleach, as it can be harmful to skin and eyes.
Does UV light sterilize utensils?
UV light radiation kills bacteria and can sterilize utensils (UV rays are used to sterilize goggles in the laboratory, for example.
How do you use sterilize in a sentence?
The doctor asked the nurse to sterilize the equipment between each patient.
How do you use the word sterilize in a sentence?
It is important to properly sterilize medical devices before use.
Can we use alcohol to sterilize?
No. Alcohol does not sterilize, it does kill some bacteria but it takes time to do so.
What kind of clean hospital materials would you sterilize by baking why?
Use baking to sterilize metal tools.
Could you sterilize water at home?
Boiling the water will sterilize it. However, it can't remove chemicals from the water.
How long to boil scissors to sterilize them?
Boiling cannot sterilize scissors but heating at temperatures above the boiling point of water in an autoclaving (121oC) would sterilize scissors after 15-20 minutes.
Can alcohol sterilize?
No, alcohol pads and hand sanitizers that are alcohol based do not work immediately as intended. Alcohol will kill bacteria on the skin however it takes nearly 36 hours to do so.
Why do you need to sterilize?
To prevent infection.
