1)TrimmingandCleaningNails Trimfingernailsandcleanwithdisposablenailfile.
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2)InitialWashandScrubbingFingers Washfor30-60secondswithsurgicalscrub.
Scrubfingerswithasterilescrubbrush
Makesuretoscruballsidesofeachfinger,includingtheareabetweenfingers.
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3)ScrubbingHandsandForearms Scrubhandsandarmswithasterilescrubbrush.
Makesuretoscrubeachsurfaceofeachhandandarm.
Anacceptedcontacttimeis10brushstrokespersurface.
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4)Rinse Rinsehandsandrescrubasinstep3. Duringscrubbing,rinsinganddrying,handsareheldaboveelbows.Thisisdonesothatwaterwillnotbedrippingfromupperarmsontolowerarmsandhands. Afterbothscrubsandrinses,totalcontacttimeshouldbe5minutes. Somesurgeonsdonotrinseoffthechlorhexidineinordertoenhanceresidualactivity. Downloadvideoofthisstep.