With all the amazing antibacterial soaps and germ killers, do Doctors still have to scrub the heck out of their arms and hands before surgery?
2006-09-03 05:39:19 · 9 answers · asked by Fleur de Lis 7 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes. The idea is to kill all bacteria, and since a lot of the bacteria exist on flakes of skin, the scrubbing part is to remove the loose skin cells and loose hairs, stuff like that so there's no chance of cross contamination.
2006-09-03 05:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Antibacterial soaps can only kill certain strains of germs. Nothing will ever replace good old fashioned hand scrubbing. This will take care of under the finger nails and up your arms. Studies have been done and the scrubbing with hot soapy water is the best way to rid your hands of germs. This topped even the antibacterial hand sanitizer.
2006-09-03 05:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by firefly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, antibacterial soaps will not scrub off the dead cells on the skin and arms, so the vigorous scrubbing is still necessary.
2006-09-03 05:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Bacterial infections from surgeries still kills many every year. Infections are a huge problem for hospitals
2006-09-03 05:43:25 · answer #4 · answered by Steve N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Its not only to get rid of bacteria but also loose pieces of skin and hair etc.
2006-09-03 05:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by JoeP 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, just to be sure that there hands are sterilized otherwise the patient my get an infection
2006-09-03 05:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by buttons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-03 05:40:56 · answer #7 · answered by knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly hope so!
2006-09-03 05:41:04 · answer #8 · answered by Pamela N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely
2006-09-03 05:44:31 · answer #9 · answered by mummy to 3 miracles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋