Bacteriology for nurses / [Isabel McIsaac].

  • Isabel McIsaac
Date:
1914
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Credit: Bacteriology for nurses / [Isabel McIsaac]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In all cases the disinfecting solution should' be double the excreta in bulk, and the mixture, closely covered, be allowed to stand some time before emptying. All vessels used for stools, sputum, and vomit should be washed in carbolic acid 5 per cent, fol- lowed by scmbbing in hot soapsuds and by boiling in soda solution 3 per cent. Clothing. — Bed and body linen, towels, napkins, wash curtains, bureau and stand covers, soak in cold carbol-soap solution (p. 39) for two hours, rinse in clear cold water, and put into the laundry. Woolen garments, unless badly infected, may be fumigated with formaldehyde followed by ex- posure to sunlight. Otherwise, heavy garments, carpets, rugs, furs, woolen curtains, together with children’s playthings and books, should be put into compact bundles wrapped in cloths wet in carbolic acid 5 per cent, or bichloride of mercury 1: 1000, and burned in a furnace.^ Utensils. — Dishes and silver may be boiled for 20 minutes in soda solution 5 per cent, also wash- basins and other toilet dishes, besides all surgical instruments, nail files, and manicure scissors. ‘ In the light of more recent experiments the necessity for the complete destruction of such articles is disputed.
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