What Are The Commonly Used Types Of Cotton Swabs?

How should we choose in our daily lives? What are the types of cotton swabs (what are the raw materials for cotton swabs) and what are the differences between medical cotton swabs and regular cotton swabs? Medical cotton swabs are divided into sterile cotton swabs and non sterile cotton swabs. Among them, sterile cotton swabs are classified as Class II medical devices, while non sterile cotton swabs are classified as Class I medical devices. According to national and occupational standards.

Medical cotton swabs and their production process, packaging, and storage requirements are more stringent than ordinary cotton swabs. Medical sterile cotton swabs require disinfection, non irritating, can directly touch wounds, and have strong water absorption. In daily life, if encountering skin abrasions, scratches, ear hole inflammation, skin surface exudation and other conditions. Need for debridement and medication treatment.

You should choose medical sterile cotton swabs to avoid bacterial infections carried by the swabs. Unsterilized medical swabs cannot directly touch wounds and are generally used to clean body fluids outside of the wound. Medical sterile cotton swabs can be used in disposable sterile packaging after opening. It should be noted that after unpacking, it should generally be used up within 24 hours. Otherwise, if the time is too long, the cotton swab will be contaminated by bacteria in the air and cannot be used to treat the wound afterwards.