Question

Cleaning dirty needles prior to use helps prevent the spread of HIV. When using bleach, the user must rinse out all the blood first and then fill the needle and syringe with full-strength bleach three times for 10 to 20 seconds. True or False?

Answer 1

Answer:

False, it is preferable to use disposable needles since AIDS is a permanent disease and that is spread through the contact of blood without ebargo, the needles can be sterilized in the following way since it is not feasible to clean them with chlorine for 10 to 15 seconds. It is advisable

The best way to do this is to "BOIL IT IN WATER FOR 15 MINUTES".

Other ways, such as burning the tip with a lighter or disinfecting with alcohol, iodine ... are very little recommended. The worst is to burn the tip of the needle with a lighter, because the soot tip gets dirty and then we will introduce it under the skin with the risk of infection.

30 years ago the needles and injection syringes were boiled with water with a small metal box. A flame with alcohol was used that burned and heated a little water until it was boiled.