Large Alcohol Wipes

[Music in My Heart]

I was reading a stethoscope thread and somebody mentioned wiping them down with alcohol. The problem I always have when trying to do that is that prep pads are too small to be effective. I've had this same problem wiping down tele leads.

Has anybody seen commerical alcohol wipes that are larger than prep pads - say 12cm x 12cm or so?

I've taken to pouring IPA in a ziploc bag and then putting paper wipes in there but it would sure be nice to have 'em in a dispenser like baby wipes or Sani Wipes.

[DedHedRN]

I just bought some at wallgreens the size of baby wipes. They came in a round pop top dispenser to.

[canned_bread]

we have alcohol wipes in a canister, they are the size of a facial tissue. It is used for wiping down appliances, and specifically says on it "cannot be used for skin prep". we use it for wiping down examination tables, cleaning out an infectious room, wiping down pumps... everything!

[K+MgSO4, BSN]

Tele leads and beds should NOT be wiped with alcohol. It dries the plastic and rubber out and makes it crack causing bigger infection control issues. Your ward should have some non alcoholic wipes to clean things with that are appropriate to clean things with

[Music in My Heart]

Tele leads and beds should NOT be wiped with alcohol. It dries the plastic and rubber out and makes it crack causing bigger infection control issues. Your ward should have some non alcoholic wipes to clean things with that are appropriate to clean things with

Sorry, but you're wrong here.

The manufacturer specifically recommends 70% isopropyl. It was the "non alcoholic" wipes that were leaching the plasticizers and causing cracks in the tele leads.

[Music in My Heart]

we have alcohol wipes in a canister, they are the size of a facial tissue. It is used for wiping down appliances, and specifically says on it "cannot be used for skin prep". we use it for wiping down examination tables, cleaning out an infectious room, wiping down pumps... everything!

And they're ~just~ alcohol, no long-chain carbon compounds, benzyl groups, chloro- compounds, etc?

If so, could you tell me the manufacturer or post a photo?

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

I use our disinfectant wipes to clean my stethoscope. Our tele leads are disposable, so no cleaning required.

[K+MgSO4, BSN]

Sorry, but you're wrong here.

The manufacturer specifically recommends 70% isopropyl. It was the "non alcoholic" wipes that were leaching the plasticizers and causing cracks in the tele leads.

The manufacturer of your brand. There are multiple brands out there and some have the "no alcohol" stickers on them

[Music in My Heart]

The manufacturer of your brand. There are multiple brands out there and some have the "no alcohol" stickers on them

Yep, some materials can handle some compounds, others can handle others.

You made a blanket statement of "Tele leads... should NOT be wiped with alcohol," not a conditional one; hence the objection.

My point was simply to see if anybody could point me toward what I was looking for, not to receive inaccurate information (for my situation).

[Elladora]

Something like this maybe? 1610-100DSP - Techspray - Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes 100 ct

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

Wow, I never though a simple question would turn into a silly petty argument over how to clean tele leads.

Anyway...take a tub of 4x4's and pour in rubbing alcohol.

[Music in My Heart]

Wow, I never though a simple question would turn into a silly petty argument over how to clean tele leads.

Anyway...take a tub of 4x4's and pour in rubbing alcohol.

Thanks for the suggestion. As I said in my original post, that's what I was doing... except using the paper wipes and ziplocs... 4x4's were a whole lot more expensive than paper wipes (in our facility) and management would've frowned on their use for that.