sanitizing a knife blade

Rubbing alcohol if effective if you soak the item in it. Hand sanitizer is a poor choice for hard surfaces. Iodine may work but it stains. You can spend money for quaternary ammonium compounds (reasonably effective)or phenols (toxic), but BLEACH is cheap, effective, and easy. It is strong enough for all kinds of bugs (bacteria, virus, fungi...) in hospitals, and it is certainly strong enough for home use. A few points: bleach does not work well on grossly dirty surfaces (eg: blood stained knives), bleach is good for non-porous surfaces, 1 part bleach (5% strength) to 9 parts water (1:10 dilution) is strong enough to disinfect non-porous surfaces, you should leave the bleach on for at least 15 min. I DO NOT guarantee that it will not stain your knife, however I would use it myself. I would not use it on handles made of natural materials.

Wash you knife with soap and water, apply 1:10 bleach for 15 min, rinse-dry-oil.

Ref: http://ehs.uky.edu/biosafety/disinfectants.html
 
Guyon said:
I would NOT go this route.

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That is how your sword should be sanitized, not your knife.
 
Yeah, and some people with hcv, hbv have no idea how they got it. Being cautious around blood is smart.
 
Wipe it off with a good dose of isopropyl alcohol and forget about it. :thumbup:

Never let the nut touch another one of your knives either. ;)
 
edcrefiner said:
... However, I would like to sanitize the blade for blood borne viruses like Hepatitis and AIDS. Of course I didn't ask the idiot if he had any of these because it would have been rude and a bit insensitive to his little injury...
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Blood borne pathogens are no laughing matter. It looks like you got your answer for disinfecting the blade (+1 here for alcohol... will work just fine), but if you're ever in contact with someone else's blood, don't be afraid to discretely ask them about disease issues. It's your health, and someone would be criminal and a bit of a sociopath to not tell you the truth. "His little injury" is correct, but what about your potential life altering contamination?
 
Soap and hot (read: HOT) water in the sink should do the trick. Dry well. Pour some isopropyl or hydrogen peroxide on it if you're still scared.

Best advice? Don't be scared.
 
wow the thread got revived. Anyway my contaminated blade is unfortunately ... lost. I put it in a "quarantine bag" meaning to bring it home and clean it. It was in the bag for about a week before I posted. Most likely I left it back a few hundred miles back at the work site. Hopefully whoever finds it will read this thread and sanitize it lol. :D
 
fionafa said:
Blood borne pathogens are no laughing matter. It looks like you got your answer for disinfecting the blade (+1 here for alcohol... will work just fine), but if you're ever in contact with someone else's blood, don't be afraid to discretely ask them about disease issues. It's your health, and someone would be criminal and a bit of a sociopath to not tell you the truth. "His little injury" is correct, but what about your potential life altering contamination?
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Quoted for the truth.YOU have to take it seriously because no one else will do it for you. Most hospitals or clinics begin course of antiretrovirals immediately if they even suspect one of their workers had been exposed to bodily fluid. Finding the sources and testing for HIV all comes later.
 
edcrefiner said:
wow the thread got revived. Anyway my contaminated blade is unfortunately ... lost. I put it in a "quarantine bag" meaning to bring it home and clean it. It was in the bag for about a week before I posted. Most likely I left it back a few hundred miles back at the work site. Hopefully whoever finds it will read this thread and sanitize it lol. :D
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Hmm...

I'm pretty sure if someone finds a bloody knife in a bag which was deserted at a construction site, they would call the cops, not sanitize it! :eek:

Be ready for a knock on your door anytime now ;)
 
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