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Skin cleansing & venepuncture
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| On Sep 20 2006 8:07PM cheryl.day wrote: |
We are still advising the cleansing of visibly clean skin with a single use isopropryl alcohol impregnated swab. This is wiped across the area for 30 seconds and the alcohol allowed to evaporate fully prior to peripheral venepuncture.
Is this still common practice?
Thanks,
Cheryl Day |
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| On Sep 25 2006 12:46PM heleen.tasseron wrote: |
We still recommend this.
Jan Westbury |
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 ICNA Community Network MeetingPlease note the next Community ICNA meeting is on the, Wednesday 6th September 2006 and will be held at Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
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