Operative gynecology : . r, must be debarred from helping atoperations. Operating Suit.—Preparatory to operation, the coat, vest, shirt, and trousersmust be removed and a sterilized linen suit put on; the jacket is made withshort sleeves, for the upper arm only, and buttoned up the back; the trousers,if made of a separate piece, have a draw-string at the waist, and are madewithout buttons or buckles. A sterilized linen cap and white canvas shoescomplete a costume fulfilling the requirements of an aseptic technique. Justbefore each operation the nurse takes a sterilized gown out of her stock of
Operative gynecology : . r, must be debarred from helping atoperations. Operating Suit.—Preparatory to operation, the coat, vest, shirt, and trousersmust be removed and a sterilized linen suit put on; the jacket is made withshort sleeves, for the upper arm only, and buttoned up the back; the trousers,if made of a separate piece, have a draw-string at the waist, and are madewithout buttons or buckles. A sterilized linen cap and white canvas shoescomplete a costume fulfilling the requirements of an aseptic technique. Justbefore each operation the nurse takes a sterilized gown out of her stock of sup-plies and puts it on the operator, covering his arms, body, and legs down tothe floor. After this, rubber gloves must be put on and the mouth must becovered with a napkin of from six to eight pieces of gauze tied with four tapeson top of the head and behind the neck. Brushes.—The brushes for scrubbing the hands and nails must be made ofstiff bristles, or, better, of a vegetable fiber, such as the Mexican Tampico. Fig. 12.—The Proper Brush for Scrubbing the Hands, Half Natural Size. grass, of durable quality; they are sterilized after every use in the steam ster-ilizer, and kept in a wire basket. The brush should have a strong woodenback, to afford a good grasp, and should not measure less than 12 by fiber brushes stand repeated sterilizations. As soon as the fiber gets soft 22 SEPSIS, ASEPSIS, AND ANTISEPSIS IN HOSPITALS. the brush must be thrown away. The same brush must never be used by twodifferent persons, or twice by the same person without resterilization. As I visit various clinics, I often see no more serious defect in their tech-nique than the miserable, insignificant, flabby nail brushes, sometimes used bythe surgeon and all his assistants in common, without any, or with at most butone sterilization. Scrubbing the hands, and particularly the nails, with suchbrushes becomes a farce. Disinfection of Hands and Forearms.—The first duty of the opera
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