Washoe County offers tips and definitions
by Dena Babbs & Crystal Zobrist, Outpost Contributors
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The Washoe County District Board of Health recommends asking the following questions before considering a tattoo or a piercing:
- Do they wear rubber gloves during the tattooing/piercing procedure?
- Do they use disposable needles?
- Do they use disposable caps for the ink tube?
- Do they use alcohol or some anti-bacterial solution to sanitize their working space.
The county also recommends understanding the following definitions that relate to piercing and tatoos:
1. BODY PIERCING - means any method of piercing the skin or mucosa in order to place any object including, but not limited to, rings, studs, bars or other forms of invasive jewelry through the skin or mucosa.
2. INVASIVE - means entry into the body either by incision or insertion of an instrument into or through the skin or mucosa, or by any other means intended to compromise the skin or mucosa.
3. SANITIZE - means a bactericidal treatment of cleaned surfaces by a process which has been approved by the health authority as being effective in reducing the number of micro-organisms to a safe level.
4. SINGLE USE - means products or items that are disposed of after use on each client including, but not limited to, cotton swabs or balls, tissues or paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings, razors, needles, scalpel blades, stencils and ink cups.
5. TATTOOING - means any method of placing ink, dye or other pigment into or under the skin or mucosa resulting in coloration of the skin or mucosa by the aid of needles or any other instruments used to puncture the skin.
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