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Is sterile cotton swab a medical cotton swab

2022-05-26 16:56:05
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Medical cotton swabs are divided into sterile and non sterile packaging. Sterile cotton swabs are cotton swabs packaged after disinfection or chemical disinfection; Non sterile cotton swabs are cotton swabs that have not been disinfected. They will be sterilized after being supplied to medical institutions and then used for treatment. Judging from the cotton swabs purchased by Mr. Zhang, it is possible to buy non sterile cotton swabs.


"The non sterile cotton swabs that consumers buy from pharmacies in their lives are not" medical cotton swabs ", they can only be considered as" life cotton swabs ", which can be used to clean skin and ears, but not for wound treatment." Wang Huasheng told the reporter that consumers buy non sterile cotton swabs from pharmacies without the disinfection equipment and conditions in the hospital. If they are directly used for wound treatment, it is likely that there will be wound infection like Mr. Zhang, which has not been cured.


Sterile cotton swabs are "bacteria" when opened, and should be thrown away after more than 12 hours


The reporter purchased several medical cotton swabs from several drugstores. Among them, the external packaging of sterile cotton swabs is printed with the words "medical cotton swabs", as well as the words and descriptions of "sterile grade", sterilization and disinfection methods, while the external packaging of non sterile cotton swabs is only printed with the words "medical cotton swabs" or "cotton swabs".


As for the mold infection of the cotton swab purchased by Mr. Zhang, Wang Huasheng explained that after the cotton swab was opened, it was not disinfected. In the humid environment in summer, it was easy to breed bacteria and mold infection.


Sterile cotton swabs can be directly used to treat wounds after unpacking. However, it is difficult for ordinary families to use up the medical cotton swabs at one time after purchasing them. Therefore, the cotton swabs should be placed in a cool and dry environment after unpacking, otherwise it is easy to get damp and become "moldy".


Mi Xiangqi, a nurse in the operating room of the Third Hospital of Peking University, said that after the sterile cotton swabs were opened, they might also be infected with bacteria. According to the regulations of the regulations on the management of hospital infection in wards issued by the former health and Family Planning Commission in 2016, once the sterilization package of sterile cotton balls and gauze is opened, the use time should not exceed 24 hours, and the sterile cotton swabs that exceed 24 hours will also be recognized as "germ cotton swabs".


Wang Huasheng suggested that after the sterile cotton swab package is opened for more than 12 hours, it should not be used to treat the wound. It can be used for household health care or discarded. To avoid waste, consumers can buy sterile cotton swabs in small packages such as independent packages.


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