| "Prep" agents | Dressings |
- Alcohol
- Degreasers (acetone, ether)
- Adhesives (tincture of benzoin, Aeroplast)
- Chlorhexidine digluconate (Hibitane)
- Iodophor (Dura-Prep)
| - Gauze and sponges
- Petrolatum-impregnated dressings
- Mesh gauze (Xeroform Petrolatum Wound Dressing)
- Adhesive tape (cloth, plastic, paper)
- Elastic bandages
- Stockinettes
- Sutures
- Steri-strips
- Collodion
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| Drapes and covers | Ointments |
- Patient drapes (paper, plastic, cloth)
- Equipment drapes (paper, plastic, cloth)
- Blankets and sheets
- Pillows, mattresses, and padding
- Gowns
- Masks
- Shoe covers
- Gloves (latex, nonlatex)
- Clothing
- Compression (anti-embolism) stockings
| - Petrolatum
- Antibiotics (bacitracin, neomycin, polymyxin B)
- Nitropaste (Nitro-Bid)
- Local anesthetic cream (EMLA [lidocaine 2.5% and priloccaine 2.5%])
- Lip balms
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| Patient | Anesthesia equipment |
- Hair
- Alimentary tract gases (methane, hydrogen)
- Desiccated tissue
| - Breathing circuit hoses
- Masks
- Endotracheal tubes
- Oral and nasal airways
- Laryngeal mask airways
- Nasogastric tubes
- Suction catheters and tubing
- Scavenger hoses
- Volatile anesthetics
- CO2 absorbers
- Intravenous tubing
- Pressure monitor tubing and plastic transducers
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| Other equipment |
- Charts and records
- Cardboard, wooden, and particleboard boxes and cabinets
- Packing materials (cardboard, expanded polystyrene [Styrofoam])
- Fiberoptic cable covers
- Wire covers and insulation
- Fiberoptic endoscope coverings
- Sphygmomanometer cuffs and tubing
- Pneumatic tourniquet cuffs and tubing
- Stethoscope tubing
- Vascular shunts (Gore-tex, Dacron)
- Dialysis and extracorporeal circulation circuits
- Wound drains and collection systems
- Mops and brooms
- Textbooks and instruction manuals
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