1) How is hydrogen peroxide antimicrobial? 2) Before receiving an injection, rub
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1) How is hydrogen peroxide antimicrobial?
2) Before receiving an injection, rubbing alcohol is typically applied to the skin to decrease the number of microbes at the injection site. Rubbing alcohol is an example of a(n) _________
3)Assume that you are responsible for decontaminating materials in a large hospital. How would you sterilize each of the following? Briefly justify your answers.
a. a mattress used by a patient with bubonic plague.
b. intravenous glucose-saline solutions
c. used disposable syringes
d. tissues taken from patients
Explanation / Answer
1.. Hydrogenperoxide is an oxidising agent that releases free radicles. These free radicles oxidises the cellular components of microbes that eventually leads to death.
2.. Sterilizer
3.
a. Vaccume sterilization and radiation sterilization (UV), radiation sterilization clear all the remaining microbial colonies.
b. Autoclave sterilization (to kill the bacterial contaminants)
c. Gas steriition is effective for used disposable syringes to prevent contamination by used syringes.
d. Radiation sterilization (gamma irradiation) and gas sterilization (ethylene oxide) can be used to sterilize tissues as these two can pass through tissues.
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