alcohol swabs

Pre-injection skin cleaners

Alcohol swabs are small pads saturated with isopropyl alcohol, used to disinfect skin before injections or to clean minor wounds.

They come individually wrapped in sterile packaging: The nurse tore open an alcohol swab before drawing blood.

Also called alcohol prep pads.

Related

rubbing · cotton · gauze · injection · injection site · needle · prep · medical · medical supplies · sanitize · disinfectant · sting · cold · evaporate · clinic · nurse · flu shot · vaccination

Categories
Opposites
sterility/cleanliness function

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Unwelcome substances in something pure

pathogens · bacteria · germs

medical procedure stage

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Strips covering wounds

wound dressings · gauze pads · Band-Aids · surgical tape · steri-strips

moisture state

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Materials that soak liquids

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G