Doctors cannot work without using formalin to do Dry sterilization of instruments,Operation theater.

Rural Areas have sometimes No Electricity to use a regular Sterilizer with a Pressure Cooker Technique of Boiling the Instruments at High Temperatures using any other kind of fuel.

Delicate instruments like Telescopes cannot be Heat Sterilized.

Fumes of Formalin are used while instruments are kept in an air tight chamber,specially meant for Sterilization.

Operation Theater is sterilized by using fumes of formalin for few hours ,while sealing the doors and windows so that vapors do not get a Chance to Harm Humans. 

A fan is used to make OT free from fumes of Formalin ,before starting the delicate Surgeries.

Formalin can kill all kinds of germs in the environment around us & this includes Termites too,besides microscopic bacteria,viruses,parasites & much visible Cockroaches ,Rats & Lizards.

Formalin is sold in liquid form & as tablets which release the fumes slowly in the chamber having delicate instruments.

It is the Cheapest Mode of Sterilization

A bottle costs less than 100/- only.

Tablet is kept in the special chamber & Liquid formalin is sprinkled on layers of cotton & instruments are wrapped around the cotton in a sealed box which is opened just before the surgery, allowing fumes to be wiped out rapidly using fans.

Fumes of Formalin if inhaled can Cause, COPD,Asthma,Cancers & Other Chronic Illnesses making an Otherwise Healthy person Sick For Entire Life.

Reason that OT In-charge insists on switching on the fan/AC for few minutes before starting the surgeries.

OT in-charge makes sure that the OT is Free From Germs & Abdomen /other organs when cut open and exposed to the surgeon to do the job do not get infected through the germs present within the OT. 

The Surgeon Does Not Have to Bother about giving patient abdominal infections,while doing the surgery lasting for more than an hour & there is No Risk Of Germs getting in the abdomen through Air in OT.

No Electricity in rural areas-Never Mind

If a minor procedure of D & C has to be done to save life of bleeding woman, a formalin sterilized set is always ready for the doctor to carry out procedure under Torch/ Candle Light.

6000 Kgs of Fish was hoarded by fishermen & women at Kerala ( HT 25.6.2018)

This fish was to be sold in the markets for people like us to consume.

Why do these greedy people Coat Fishes with Formalin ??

 Fish remains fresh for longer hours ( never mind the illnesses caused by Formalin !)

How to detect the fish and other foods coated with Formalin?

Ordinary people cannot Smell TROUBLE.

 It is the Job of Food Safety Department .