The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . o be used withadvantage in these solutions, toassist in causing the antiseptic topenetrate. 2. After scrubbing, the handsand forearms are (i) immersed ina saturated solution of potassiumpermanganate until they arestained a deep mahogany brown; (2) they are then transferred to a saturated solution of oxalic acid, and keptimmersed until decolorized. (3) After this they are rinsed in sterile water orsalt solution. This method is very efficient. Some writers advise washing forthree minutes in a i : 500 bic
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . o be used withadvantage in these solutions, toassist in causing the antiseptic topenetrate. 2. After scrubbing, the handsand forearms are (i) immersed ina saturated solution of potassiumpermanganate until they arestained a deep mahogany brown; (2) they are then transferred to a saturated solution of oxalic acid, and keptimmersed until decolorized. (3) After this they are rinsed in sterile water orsalt solution. This method is very efficient. Some writers advise washing forthree minutes in a i : 500 bichloride of mercury solution, as an additional pre-caution after the oxalic acid is washed off (Halsted, 1899). 3. (i) A paste is made by mixing water with chlorinated lime; the hands arerubbed thoroughly with this, and (2) meanwhile a lump of sodium carbonateis picked up and rubbed in with the mixture, until a sensation of coolness is felt. (3) A hand-brush is now used with the solution for several minutes, and (4) the hands washed in sterile water and then in (5) alcohol or weak ammonia. Fig. 192.—Opened Vulva in a Primigravida,Aged Twenty-two; Thirtieth Week ofPregnancy; Deep Vulval Canal.—(From aphotograph at the New York Maternity}) THE EXAMINATION OF PREGNANCY. 153
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