Ohio Esthetics State Board Practice Exam

Hospital-grade disinfectants are used on surfaces that may be contaminated with blood or body fluids because they are formulated to kill the pathogens that can be present in those materials. Their purpose is to clean and disinfect environmental surfaces after exposure to blood or bodily fluids, following the product’s directions for contact time and dilution. They are intended for surfaces, not for skin, and their effectiveness does not depend on water being involved in a negative way—the solutions are applied according to label instructions. This is why cleaning blood and body fluids is the best answer.