AN ASEPTIC OPERATING CAP.

Reasoning for adherence to aseptic practices in the operating room

It is economically useful and ethical to improve surgical aseptic practice. A survey among OR-personnel revealed Situation-sensitivity, Reference-sensitivity, Ethicalsensitivity, and Infection-sensitivity factors for self-reported reasoning for adherence to aseptic practice recommendations. There were differences in reasoning between nurses and physicians in the pilot study. The follow-up study...

Iodine as an Aid to Aseptic Vaccination

found the difficulty myselffor getting the arms cleaned before vaccine was put in and the process is quite cumbersome, where the vaccinator has to do 60 to 80 children a day. Process is (1) wash the arm with soap and water, (2) with an antiseptic, (3) again with boiled water. If vaccinators know that sahib is not coming, they don't care a bit for antiseptic measure, they hurry through the work,...

Iodine as an Aid to Aseptic Vaccination

Those of us who are stationed in the Mofussil, know the difficulties and drawbacks of widespread vaccination?as performed by the licensed vaccinator. We have all seen, on a chilly cold weather morning, the lines of whimpering children collected at dawn by the zealous vaccinator and policeman in time for the sahib's inspection at ten or eleven o'clock. In spite of much instruction and many warni...

Aseptic technique.

This chapter describes common laboratory procedures that can reduce the risk of culture contaminations (sepsis), collectively referred as "aseptic technique." Two major strategies of aseptic work are described: using a Bunsen burner and a laminar flow hood. Both methods are presented in the form of general protocols applicable to a variety of laboratory tasks such as pipetting and dispensing al...

Aseptic Surgery