alcohol rub
Sore muscle treatment
An alcohol rub is a massage using rubbing alcohol, typically applied to bedridden patients to stimulate circulation and prevent bedsores.
The evaporating alcohol creates a cooling sensation on the skin.
The term also refers to alcohol-based hand sanitizer: Give your hands a quick alcohol rub before eating.
- hand sanitizerWaterless palm cleanser
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- isopropylBranched three-carbon alcohol
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
swab · sterile · hospital · nurse · cotton · cotton ball · wipe · medical supply · first aid kit · evaporate · cool · sting · wound · cleanse · medical · gauze · open wound · skin
alcohol rubsoak
Saturate with liquid
bath · compress · poultice · oral medication · injection
alcohol rubheat pack
Sealed pouch that warms
hot compress · heating pad · hot pack · hot water bottle · mustard plaster
alcohol rubalcoholic beverage
Drink containing ethanol
drinking alcohol · liquor · spirits · wine · beer
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