If you cannot sanitize instruments immediately after using them, ____. 

A. wrap them in a towel
B. place them in water with a neutral-pH detergent
C. set them aside until you can clean them
D. place them in cool water
E. put them in a drawer to get them out of the way


B. place them in water with a neutral-pH detergent
Placing the instruments in a container of water and a neutral-pH detergent will help prevent blood and tissue from drying on the instruments.

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