| 1) Trimming and Cleaning Nails | |
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 Trim fingernails and clean with disposable nail file.
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| 2) Initial Wash and Scrubbing Fingers | |
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Wash for 30-60 seconds with surgical scrub.
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| 3) Scrubbing Hands and Forearms | |
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Scrub hands and arms with a sterile scrub brush.
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Rinse hands and rescrub as in step 3. |
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During scrubbing, rinsing and drying, hands are held above elbows. This is done so that water will not be dripping from upper arms onto lower arms and hands. | |
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After both scrubs and rinses, total contact time should be 5 minutes. | |
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Some surgeons do not rinse off the chlorhexidine in order to enhance residual activity. | |
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