The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . floor, walls, and ceiling should be of waterproof constructionwith rounded corners. The floor should incline slightly to acentral drain. Heating should be by hot water. Lightingshould be by electricity on two circuits, the fixtures being aparallelogram with a central cluster. Gas should also be in-stalled in case of accident to the electricity. An ideal relationof the operating room to the adjoining rooms is shown in thefrontispiece. The operating room furniture consists of two or more operatingtables (Fig. 2)
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . floor, walls, and ceiling should be of waterproof constructionwith rounded corners. The floor should incline slightly to acentral drain. Heating should be by hot water. Lightingshould be by electricity on two circuits, the fixtures being aparallelogram with a central cluster. Gas should also be in-stalled in case of accident to the electricity. An ideal relationof the operating room to the adjoining rooms is shown in thefrontispiece. The operating room furniture consists of two or more operatingtables (Fig. 2) a long curved table for instruments, sponges,2 17 18 OPERATING ROOM AND THE PATIENT ligatures and dressings, an adjustable instrument table, threestools, a portable irrigation stand, a stand for the large bichloridhand bath, six basins and stands for solutions, two screens, awheeled table for the scrubbing outfit, four sinks with hot andcold water taps, a waste sink, pails and receptacles for soiledgauze, gowns, etc., a portable parabolic light, a stand or inclosurefor c tJO Disinfection of the Operating Room.—^The walls and ceiling ofthe operating room should be washed down with a hose usinghot water at least twice a month. Furniture is scrubbed withsoap and water and wiped off with bichlorid (1: 1000) or carbolic(1: 20), and the floor flushed and mopped dry after every septic OPERATING ROOM 19 operation and after every series of clean operations. The roomis dusted daily and should always be ready for use. The airof the room should be moist. All windows are kept closed anddrafts avoided. In summer those windows which are to bekept open in rooms adjoining the operating room should beprovided with screens. The temperature of the room shouldbe between 75° and 80° F. Ventilators are covered with non-
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