Will alcohol kill my mouth germs?

[Irving]

So I picked up a first aid kit today and it has an emergency whistle in it. I blew it around the house for a few minutes, then went to work. Now I feel like crud and I know that I got whatever my toddler had. Will soaking the whistle in a glass of isopropyl alcohol clean this whistle enough for me to put it back in my kit? Should I bleach it?

I really don't want to germ up my first aid kit in the event that I ever really need it. I should have known better.

[GoldFinger]

If it's metal then boil it. that should kill the unwanted germs.

[DeusExMachina]

Boil or any disinfectant. Alcohol should do it.

I thought this thread was going to be somehting like, "I have a cold. Will I cure myself by drinking copious amounts of alcohol?"

[newracer]

Anything on it will not survive very long.

[Irving]

Thank you fellows. It is a cheap plastic one. I let it soak for about 30 minutes.

[newracer]

The alcohol will probably remove the oil from the plastic and make it brittle. Just put it back into the kit. Anything on it will die in a few hours.