HAND HYGIENE:
Hand hygiene is one of the most important aspects of protecting yourself from the transmission of infections. It prevents you from many hazardous infections. If you don’t follow proper hand hygiene it leads to the cause for health hazards associated with infections. Washing hands with hand wash or soap are the best way to get rid of germs and microorganisms. Alcohol-based sanitizers are recommended for decontamination of hands.
PURPOSE OF HAND HYGIENE:
It reduces the transmission of microorganisms to patients.
It reduces the infection caused by organisms acquired from the patient.
It prevents you from contamination.
WHAT ARE THE MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS?
Before touching a patient.
Before clean/aseptic procedures.
After the body fluids exposure or risk.
After touching a patient.
After touching patient surroundings.
STEPS FOR HAND WASHING:
STEP 1: WET HANDS
Wet your hands and apply enough liquid soap to create a good lather. The temperature of the water should be between 35°C and 45°C.
STEP 2: RUB PALMS TOGETHER
Rub your hand palm to palm in circular motions, rotate clockwise and anticlockwise.
STEP 3: RUB THE BACK OF HANDS
With your fingers linked through the other hand, use your right palm to rub the back of your left hand the swap.
STEP 4: INTERLINK YOUR FINGERS
Link your fingers together, facing each other, into clasped hands. Then rub your palms and fingers together.
STEP 5: CUP YOUR FINGERS
Cup our fingers together, with your right hand over and your left hand under. With your fingers interlocked, rub the backs of them against your palms the swap.
STEP 6: CLEAN THE THUMBS
Enclose your right hand around your left thumb and rub as you rotate it then swap.
STEP 7: RUB PALMS WITH YOUR FINGER:
Rub your fingers over left palm in a circular motion then swap.
Once your hand washing is over thoroughly rinse with warm running water and dry your hand with a clean towel.
Then use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS:
Standard precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or infectious status. Standard precautions include:-
• Hand hygiene.
• Use of personal protective equipment.
• Respiratory hygiene.
• Sharps safety.
• Safe injection practices.
• Sterile instruments.
• Clean and disinfected environmental surfaces.
REFERENCES:
- https://www.who.int/medical_devices/meddev_ppe/en/
- https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-PPE-EN
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/isolation-gowns.html
- https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/product-solutions/medical/infection-control/infection-control-apparel/isolation-gowns.html
- https://theglovecompany.com.au/glove-info/ppe/
- https://ehs.research.uiowa.edu/ppe-glove-information
- https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-and-surgical-masks-face-masks
- https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
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