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❖ Give care to all instruments, rubber goods, glassware, etc.
❖ Clean sink, table, and shelves in the utility room
❖ Report dripping faucets loose sockets, dysfunction of instruments to the person in
charge
❖ Keep the utility room clean and in order at all times

3.3.3 Care of linens
❖ Clean linen should be folded properly and be keep patient neatly in the linen cupboard
❖ Dirty linen should be put in the dirty linen bag/humper/ and never be placed on the
floor
❖ Torn linen should be mended or sent to the sewing room
❖ Linen with blood should be soaked in cold water, a small amount of hydrogen peroxide
is added if available
❖ Linen stained with urine and feces is first rinsed in cold water and then washed with
soap
❖ Apply ammonia; rinse and then wash with cold water for Iodine stained linens
❖ Ink stains should be treated at once by soaking them in cold water or milk, prolonged
soaking, at least 24hours, may be required.
❖ Rubbing with a paste of salt and lemon juice on the stain and allowing the article to lie
in the sun is another method, which may be effective.
❖ Wash in cold water and then pour boiling water for tea or coffee stains
❖ To remove “B” complex stains, dissolve in water or spirit
❖ Mucous stains can be removed from linen by soaking it in salted water
❖ To remove rust, soak in salt and lemon juice and then bleach in the sun

3.3.4 Care of instruments and applicants
 Sock instruments and disinfect them
 Instruments should be washed and scrubbed thoroughly using soap and water or
scouring powder.
 All instruments should be unclamped before washing.
 Special attention should be paid to hinges and grooves of instruments
 Instruments are sterilized by boiling, dry, heat, or immersing into a disinfectant solution
 If instruments are to be put away for a long time they should be divided and oiled at the
hinges.

3.3.4.1 Care of pick up forceps and jars
 Wash pick up forceps (cheat’s forceps) and jars & sterilized daily
 Fill jar which disinfectant solution daily
 Place forceps in solution
 Care should be taken not to contaminate the tip of forceps
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