1. Hand Hygiene
clean well so, you can eat well

2. Why Is Hand Hygiene
Important ?
• Hands are the most common
mode of microorganism/bacterial
transmission
• Hand washing is an
extremely important step in
overall infection control
• Hand washing significantly
removes the bacterial flora
on the skin
• Hand washing protects you
and your patient from the
bacterial flora (from each
other) from becoming skin
residents

3. When to Wash
• Before, during, and after preparing
food
• Before eating food
• Before and after caring for someone
who is sick
• Before and after treating a cut or
wound
• After using the toilet
• After changing diapers or cleaning up
a child who has used the toilet

4. Rings and Jewelry
• Hand jewelry should not be
worn during house-hold work
as it may harbor bacteria
− Studies in CDC have demonstrated that
skin underneath rings is more heavily
colonized than comparable areas of skin
on fingers without rings.
− the more rings worn, the greater
concentration of organisms.

5. Finger nails
Can also harbor bacteria
• Keep fingernails SHORT!
1. Avoid artificial nails
2. Avoid chipped nail polish

6. Hand Hygiene: Frequently
missed areas

8. Right way to wash your hands
• Wet your hands with
clean, running water
(warm or cold) and apply
soap.
• Rub your hands together
to make a lather and scrub
them well; be sure to scrub
the backs of your hands,
between your fingers, and
under your nails.

9. • Continue rubbing your
hands for at least 20
seconds. Need a timer?
Hum the "Happy Birthday"
song from beginning to end
twice.
• Rinse your hands well
under running water.
• Dry your hands using a
clean towel or air dry them.

11. Global Hand washing Day
• Celebrated every
year on October 15th.
•
• Global Handwashing
Day was originally
created for children
and schools, but can
be celebrated by
anyone promoting
handwashing with
soap.

12. Why Celebrate Handwashing?
• 6.9 million children under 5 die each year. Two of
the top three causes are pneumonia and
diarrhea1.
• Handwashing with soap can cut pneumonia by up
to 45% and diarrhea rates by up to 50%2.
• Handwashing is an accessible, cost-effective
method for preventing diarrheal3 and other
diseases.
1. Levels & Trends in Child Mortality – Report 2012. UN Inter-agency Group
for Child Mortality Estimation; 2012.
2. Fewtrell et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases; 2005
3. Jamison et al. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries; 2006

13. A Global Celebration
• A day to celebrate a
simple behavior that can
save lives – handwashing
with soap
• Over 200 million people
• Over 100 countries
• Over 1,000,000 schools
• Growing each year

14. Wash those Hands!
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