Surgical Hand Scrub:
Clean under nails with a nail pick. Nails should be maintained with a 1 millimeter free edge.
Wet hands and forearms
Apply 5 milliliters (teaspoonful) or palmful to hands and forearms
Scrub thoroughly for about 5 minutes paying particular attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
Use a sterile scrub brush, if desired
Rinse and repeat scrub.
Patient Pre-operative Skin Preparation:
Prior to surgery, wet skin with water
Apply scrub to the operative site
Scrub thoroughly for about 5 minutes
Rinse using sterile gauze or towel, or remove with 70 percent alcohol
Follow with application of Chester Prep Solution and allow to dry.