The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . markingpackages should be kept on a shelf above the supply table. Ashelf should be reserved for books relating to aseptic technic,surgical bacteriology, operative surgery and instruments. Instruments (for list of instruments for various operationssee Chapter XXIII) are kept in their proper places in the instru-ment case when not in use. Knives are kept in racks to preventdulling. Needles are kept in needle trays. So far as practi-cable, instruments should be kept in sets representing the opera-tions for which t
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . markingpackages should be kept on a shelf above the supply table. Ashelf should be reserved for books relating to aseptic technic,surgical bacteriology, operative surgery and instruments. Instruments (for list of instruments for various operationssee Chapter XXIII) are kept in their proper places in the instru-ment case when not in use. Knives are kept in racks to preventdulling. Needles are kept in needle trays. So far as practi-cable, instruments should be kept in sets representing the opera-tions for which they are commonly used. Instruments in partmade of soft rubber are kept separate. No rubber goods arekept in the instrument cabinet. Sets of instruments, the prop- PREPARATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES 31 erty of individual operators, are kept separate from hospitalinstruments. Duplicate sets of instruments are convenientlyplaced in linen holders. Metal instruments (except edged instruments) are sterilizedby boiling for ten minutes in a 1 per cent, solution of carbonate of \ /. fx^ soda just before using. They are taken from the sterilizer in aperforated tray, drained, placed on a sterile sheet, arranged,and covered with sterile towels. Instruments for differentoperations are boiled in separate trays, then placed, tray and all,upon the instrument table and covered with sterile towels until 32 OPERATING ROOM AND THE PATIENT required. Trays are removed from the sterilizer by long instruments with locks, such as scissors and bone-cuttingforceps, are boiled for five minutes. They are boiled separatelyfrom the other instruments and on a rack which keeps them from
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