The use of paraformaldehyde tablets by Brazilian health institutions: part II

Abstract

The descriptions of the part I of this study showed that Paraformaldehyde tablets in environmental conditions was used in a brazilian reality as the inadequate choosing way for most of the researched Institutions. This articles shows how this chemical agent is used outstanding problems as the lack of a theoretical base and process validation compromiting, this way, the safety of the sterilization. The "sterilization" conditions of most of the Institutions didn't include temperature, increment of the relative humidity and didn't make the adapted quantification of the tablets. It was observed that the researched Institutions don't have based parameters that guide the reutilization of a same group of Paraformaldehyde tablets in the sterilization processes. The use of Individual Protection Equipment is quite valued in handle of this chemical agent.