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A member asked:
What can cleansing a venipuncture site with alcohol do?
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Prevent infection: Cleansing with alcohol cleans the skin of bacteria to help prevent infection at the stick site.
Answered 10/31/2012
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Remove bacteria: Alcohol kills most organisms at the site preventing them from infecting the puncture site and of course from entering the bloodstream.
Answered 12/3/2014
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