SURGICAL HAND SCRUB
1. WET HANDS AND FOREARMS WITH WATER. APPLY APPROXIMATELY 5 ML OF PHISOHEX HEXACHLOROPHENE OVER THE HANDS AND RUB INTO A COPIOUS LATHER BY ADDING SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER. SPREAD SUDS OVER HANDS AND FOREARMS AND SCRUB WELL WITH A WET BRUSH FOR 3 MINUTES. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NAILS AND INTERDIGITAL SPACES. A SEPARATE NAIL CLEANER MAY BE USED. RINSE THOROUGHLY UNDER RUNNING WATER.
2. APPLY 5 ML OF HEXACHLOROPHENE TO HANDS AGAIN AND SCRUB AS ABOVE FOR ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER AND DRY.
3. FOR REPEAT SURGICAL SCRUBS DURING THE DAY, SCRUB THOROUGHLY WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF HEXACHLOROPHENE FOR 3 MINUTES ONLY. RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER AND DRY.