Indications And Dose
Skin preparation before injection ▶TO THE SKIN ▶Child: Apply as required ▶Adult: Apply as required
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Drug reference
Skin preparation before injection ▶TO THE SKIN ▶Child: Apply as required ▶Adult: Apply as required
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Neonates
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Avoid broken skin. flammable. patients have suffered severe burns when diathermy has been preceded by application of alcoholic skin disinfectants
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Industrial methylated spirits defined by the BP as a mixture of 19 volumes of ethyl alcohol of an appropriate strength with 1 volume of approved wood naphtha.
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Overdose Features of acute alcohol intoxication include ataxia, dysarthria, nystagmus, and drowsiness, which may progress to coma, with hypotension and acidosis. For details on the management of poisoning, see Alcohol, under Emergency treatment of poisoning p. 1430.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Liquid ▶Alcohol (Non-proprietary) Industrial methylated spirit 70% | 600 ml £6.56–£7.01 ANTISEPTICS AND DISINFECTANTS › IODINE PRODUCTS
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Apply as required
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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