Uses
- For preparation of the skin prior to surgery
- helps to reduce bacteria that potentially can cause skin infection
- significantly reduces the number of microorganisms on the hands and forearms prior to surgery or patient care
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
- in the eyes
- if you are allergic to iodine or any of the other ingredients in the product.
When using this product
- prolonged exposure to wet solution may cause irritation or, rarely, severe skin reactions
- in pre-operative prepping, avoid “pooling” beneath the patient.
Directions
Surgical Hand Scrub:
- Clean under nails with a nail pick. Nails should be maintained with a 1 millimeter free edge.
- Wet hands and forearms
- Apply 5 milliliters (teaspoonful) or palmful to hands and forearms
- Scrub thoroughly for about 5 minutes paying particular attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
- Use a sterile scrub brush, if desired
- Rinse and repeat scrub
Patient Pre-operative Skin Preparation:
- Prior to surgery, wet skin with water
- Apply scrub to the operative site
- scrub thoroughly for about 5 minutes
- Rinse using sterile gauze or towel, or remove with 70 percent alcohol
- follow with application of Medline Prep Solution and allow to dry
