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Ionized Water Used as a Disinfectant: Part11 |
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Part11 of the Miracle Water Documentary looks at how Ionized Water can be used as a disinfectant.
Announcer: "Time for the Special Report hour. The endoscope is an
indispensable piece of medical equipment for internal examination of
the stomach and duodenum. Since these invisible bacteria attach to the
internal parts of human bodies, great care has to be taken to clean and
disinfect the endoscopes. Conventionally, disinfectant chemicals are
used to sterilize the endoscopes, but recent attention has focused on
water - hyperoxidized water created by electrolysis. We have been
following stories that reveal how effective this water is as a
disinfectant."
Dr. Hamahata, Hamahata Clinic: "I'm looking at the ulcer, it looks much better than before."
Reporter: "Endoscopes are indispensable for discovering the infected
area in the digestive system as well as for examining the ailment."
Reporter: "There has always been a risk that any bacteria that live
inside the patient's body, including Helicobacter pylori, which has
recently been in the news for causing stomach and duodenal ulcers, can
attach themselves to the endoscope during use. Therefore, extreme care
must be taken in disinfecting the equipment after each use."
[on screen] 2% solution of glutaraldehyde
Dr. Sakurai: "Generally, endoscopes are disinfected in this yellow
green liquid, a 2% solution of glutaraldehyde. It is the most powerful
disinfectant, killing a wide range of bacteria and viruses including
Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis B virus and AIDS virus."
Dr. Sakurai, Endoscope Center at Kanto Teishin Hospital:
"Glutaraldehyde is recommended by the Endoscope Society for
disinfecting endoscopes. They have to be soaked in this solution more
than twenty minutes at a time."
Reporter: "There are two problems with this chemical. The fist is that,
in a larger hospital where many patients are examined daily, it is too
time consuming. Secondly, it is highly toxic and classified as a strong
poison."
Dr. Sakurai: "Residue of this chemical on endoscopes is cause for some
worry. It is also expensive. Another worry is that the use of this
chemical can cause skin inflammation or allergic reactions in our
staff."
[on screen] Electrolysis unit
Reporter: "At the center of attention is water created by adding a
small amount of salt to tap water and applying an electric current. It
has the same disinfectant power as glutaraldehyde, except that it is
faster and non-toxic. Increasingly, hospitals are using this water to
disinfect endoscopes."
[on screen] Endoscope soaked in hyperoxidized water
Nurse: "After we use the endoscope, air is forced out in a container of
hyperoxidized water, pushing out materials attached inside the tube,
then hyperoxidized water is drawn back through."
Reporter: "Having developed a good understanding of the properties of
both alkaline and hyperoxidized water, Doctor of Hamahata Clinic in
Kagoshima Prefecture utilizes them well, taking advantage of the
benefits of each."
Dr. Hamahata: "hyperoxidized water is put through the tip and the extractor of the endoscope."
Reporter: "Bacteria are often seen on this tip and extractor area."
Dr. Hamahata: "Then we wash it with high alkaline water that dissolves
protein, blood and stomach fluids. Then we soak it in hyperoxidized
water. There is ample data to support the fact that hyperoxidized water
kills almost any kind of bacteria or virus. It has immediate
disinfectant capabilities."
Reporter: "Finally, they wash the unit with tap water. The entire
cleaning time takes only about five minutes. The disinfectant property
of this water was reported at the Functional Water Symposium held last
year."
Doctor: "We took a bacteria culture from the tip of the endoscope and the extractor. No bacteria were seen."
[on screen] Patient being examined with endoscope
Dr. Sakurai: "You feel something large is coming inside of you. Now it is bumping into you a bit."
Reporter: "At Kanto Teishin Hospital, eight minutes walk from Gotanda
Station, Tokyo, they started using this hyperoxidized water for
cleaning endoscopes three years ago."
Dr. Sakurai: "We examine as many as 40 patients a day, so the more time
we use to clean endoscopes, the less efficient we are. We conducted
research with other doctors to find the most time-efficient and safe
way to clean them."
Reporter: "When word got out about this disinfectant water, the first
person in medical field to put together a research team to test it was
Dr. Okada, Director of Clinical Examinations."
Dr. Okada: "The director of the Endoscope Department suggested that we
look into using this water to clean endoscopes. We experimented with 10
mi., 30 mi. and 50 mi. of hyperoxidized water to be drawn through the
endoscopes. We found that with 50 ml, of this water, the bacterial
disinfectant rate is the highest. It is wonderful to be able to use
this water to disinfect completely."
Reporter: "They showed me the current disinfecting process. After its
use, the endoscope is covered with filth and bacteria. First, it is
washed with tap water and the extractor is removed from the endoscope
and soaked in strong hyperoxidized water."
[on screen] Brushing inside the extractor channel
Dr. Sakurai: "The extractor is set aside to soak. It is also important
to clean inside the extractor channel with a brush. Blood, stomach
fluids, and so forth are scraped off from inside it in this way as far
as possible."
Reporter: "The whole thing is soaked in hyperoxidized water for ten
seconds, then this water is injected into the channel and 50 cc of this
hyperoxidized water is drawn back through."
Dr. Sakurai: "Hyperoxidized water is being drawn into the extractor
channel for disinfecting. A culture shows zero bacteria are present."
Reporter: "Oh, zero."
[on screen] Helicobacter pylori
Dr. Okada: "We also took a bacterial culture to search for the presence
Helicobacter pylori and the result was that this bacteria was
completely eradicated by this water. As for the side effects of
hyperoxidized water, we think that it is completely harmless."
[on screen] Electrolysis unit specially made for Endoscope Center
Reporter: "Dr. Sakurai and his staff at the Endoscope Center wrote a
report for a medical journal that declared that using hyperoxidized
water for cleaning endoscopes is an easy-to-handle, effective, and fast
method for disinfecting. They also noted that the wear and tear on the
equipment is less than with conventional sterilization and that it is
the most appropriate method for clinical examinations that are
conducted on a daily basis."
Reporter: "During these times when the number of powerful enemies such
as Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis B and AIDS virus has increased, it
was necessary to find the perfect way to disinfect endoscope"
Announcer A: "From the point of view of the patient, we would like a
safe and sure method to be available, especially since bacteria and
viruses are invisible to the naked eye."
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