Prepare the Site:

• Clean the selected site with betadine sticks.
• Begin with the selected site and clean outwards in a circular motion.
• Do not come back to the cleansed site.
• Follow the betadine wipe with alcohol sticks and dry the area with a swab.
• It is absolutely imperative that you follow strict surgical techniques to accomplish a sterile procedure. Devastating results may occur if pleural contamination occurs during the procedure.