The operating room, a primer for pupil nurses by Smith Amy Armour

Author:Smith, Amy Armour
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Nurses, Operations, Surgical. [from old catalog]
Publisher: Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders company
Published: 1916-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

and scissors into old muslin, each in a layer by itself; (3) drop in the blunt instruments; (4) drop in the sharp-edged instruments according to the house rules of the Medical Board, or place in carbolic acid, then pure alcohol, for the time required; (5) add a handful of vmshing soda (sodium carbonate) when boiling instruments (a) to soften the water; (b) to raise the temperature and facilitate sterilization; (c) to prevent rust.

When boiled, lift out on the tray, drain, and prepare to polish. Use a thick pine board, 1| by 1 ft. by 1 in., having a headpiece to work against and a place for brushes and Bon Ami. Superannuated tooth- and nailbrushes, well-boiled flat wide corks, pieces of gauze and flannelette are best for instruments in getting at the crevices and corrugations. This is the time to see whether they need renickelling. Wash off thoroughly in a lathery solution of tincture of green soap and at once transfer to a basin of alcohol. A pint of alcohol may be used over and over again in this way, being at other times tightly corked and definitely labelled. The corrugations, joints, and locks are w T ell lubricated with vaselin after the instruments are thoroughly dried. Needles are threaded with suitable silk and run in flannel, scissors and other instruments laid systematically on the shelves, and knives laid in their boxes. Calcium chlorid in the cabinet absorbs moisture and camphor prevents oxygenation of the silver probes and catheters.

How to Care for Rubber Utensils (Soft). —Rubber aprons are soaked in bichloricl of mercury (1 : 1000) before operation. After operation they are scrubbed with cold water, brown soap, and a brush, rinsed with plain water, and painted with carbolic acid solution, 5 per cent., then dried over a bar and powdered. All flat rubber should be rolled on a roller under the edge of a counter or shelf; the roller of a w T indow-shade can be adjusted for this. Rubber douche bags, seldom used now, can be boiled, and after using hung upside down to drain.

How to Prepare Sterile Adhesive. —Cut the strips the

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