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  2. Rubbing alcohol - Wikipedia

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    To protect alcohol tax revenue in the United States, all preparations classified as Rubbing Alcohols (defined as those containing ethanol) must have poisonous additives to limit human consumption in accordance with the requirements of the US Treasury Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, using Formula 23-H (8 parts by volume of ...

  3. First aid kit - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol pads – sometimes included for disinfecting instruments or unbroken skin (for example prior to draining a blister), or cleaning skin prior to applying an adhesive bandage. Alcohol should not be used on an open wound, as it kills skin cells and delays healing.

  4. Alcohols (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol has been used as an antiseptic as early as 1363, with evidence to support its use becoming available in the late 1800s. [ 32 ] At times and places of poor public sanitation (such as medieval Europe ), the consumption of alcoholic drinks was a way of avoiding water-borne diseases such as cholera .

  5. Povidone-iodine - Wikipedia

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    Povidone-iodine (PVP-I), also known as iodopovidone, is an antiseptic used for skin disinfection before and after surgery. [1] [2] It may be used both to disinfect the hands of healthcare providers and the skin of the person they are caring for. [2] It may also be used for minor wounds. [2] It may be applied to the skin as a liquid, an ointment ...

  6. Skin disinfection - Wikipedia

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    Skin disinfection may be accomplished with a number of solutions including providone-iodine, chlorhexidine, alcohol based solutions, and cetrimide. [2] There is strong evidence that chlorhexidine and denatured alcohol use to clean skin prior to surgery is better than any other commercially available antiseptic, such as povidone-iodine with alcohol.

  7. Hand sanitizer - Wikipedia

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    Hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol or contains a "persistent antiseptic" should be used. [26] [27] Hand Sanitizer of Uniquely Natural contains 70% alcohol responsible for rapid germ-killing action. [28] Alcohol rubs kill many different kinds of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant bacteria and TB bacteria.

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