| [Chase
Union Home] [Catalog] [Price List] [Pictures] [Curiosities] [E-mail Us] |
Safe and Sterile |
|
Groups This group |
The entire tract is lined with epithelial tissue, similar to the skin on the outside of the body, but this tissue has not been exposed to the friction and trauma of say, the fingertips or the soles of the feet. It has not even had the opportunity to develop the toughness, thickness, and durability of even the more protected and sensitive areas of the epidermis. All of which is to say that the tissues lining the urinary tract must he considered, even more than the linings of other internal body cavities, to be very thin and fragile. Anything inserted into this area must be absolutely smooth and free of rough or sharp edges, and no undue pressure should ever be applied. The dynamics of urethral insertion are those of invasion and control of a very private and personal area and function. Those who have had urinary catheters inserted in a medical setting often report it as a very negative, unpleasant, and even painful experience. Most persons who have experienced catheterization as an erotic activity as part of a scene report a much different perception. It is evident that "head-space" has a great deal to do with the way one perceives any sensation. The question of what to insert up one's own, or anyone else's, urethra is of paramount importance and might be best answered, any medical instrument or device which: (1) was made with the express purpose of urethral insertion, (2) has been "terminally" sterilized by a sterilization process which kills viruses (more about this later but suffice it to say that "boiling doesn't cut it"), and (3) slides in under its own weight or with minimal pressure. We'll elaborate on these later and even give a few exceptions, but these are the basic qualifications of any urethral insertion procedure. Knitting needles, dowel rods, chopsticks, pencils, toothbrush handles, coat hangers, and rat-tail files are all equally unsuitable. Viruses (such as herpes) and many other pathogens are not destroyed by boiling. Therefore, when we speak of sterilization we are basically talking about steam under pressure (obtained in an autoclave or pressure cooker) or ethylene oxide gas sterilization. The latter is probably not possible unless you have access to the surgical facilities of a hospital. However, washing objects well, wrapping them in some kind of protective wrapper (a brown-paper bag sealed with masking tape will do), and placing them above the water in a home pressure cooker and "processing" them for 30 minutes at 15 pounds pressure will do the trick. After the pressure cooker has cooled, the wet packages should be transferred to an oven preheated to 200 degrees, the oven turned off and the packages allowed to dry. The wet wrapper is a conduit for contamination, so the above should be done without touching the packages. This is best accomplished by placing the packages in some kind of metal basket which holds them above water level and can be transferred, complete with contents, to the oven. Metal instruments may be sterilized by the above method. Rubber or Latex Catheters should NOT be reused! Heat will cause deterioration of the latex and weaken the balloon of Foley catheters. Catheters should always be used out of their ORIGINAL unopened Sterile Packages! |
This
page has been visited 
times.
Copyright 1999, 2000 by Chase-Simmons Industries, Inc.
safe.htm: Last revised: December 15, 2004
by webmaster