Transcript Six Stages Hand washing

Hand washing
Health Sciences
Can you imagine ?: Hand is the
perfect germ farm .
Bacteria
Parasites
Dirty HANDS !!(see the
germs in your hands)
Virus
fungus
For Proper hand washing all
that you need
When to Wash hands
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• After using the bathroom
• After changing a diaper — wash the diaper-wearer's hands,
too
• After touching animals or animal waste
• Before and after preparing food, especially raw meat,
poultry or fish
• Before eating
• After blowing your nose
• After coughing or sneezing into your hands
• Before and after treating wounds or cuts
• Before and after touching a sick or injured person
• After handling garbage
• Before inserting or removing contact lenses
• When using public restrooms, such as those in airports,
train stations, bus stations and restaurants.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO
WASH YOUR HANDS????
Wet hands with running
water
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Lather well with soap (regular soap is
just as good as antibacterial soap)
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Scrub hands thoroughly (Rub
vigorously ) Take at least 15 to
20 seconds. In Six Stages .
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Stage 1. Palm to palm
Stage 4. Fingertips
Stage 2. Backs of hands
Stage 5. Thumbs and wrists
Step3/SIX
stages
Stage 3. Between the fingers
Stage 6. Nails in the
palm of the hand
Rinse with running tap
water.
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Dry Hands with clean towel
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Turn off the tap with the
Towel
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Throw away the Towel
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Hand washing ,Every Step is
Important
• Scrubbing w/ soap
• Rinsing hands under running running
water increased effect in removing
viruses
• Drying hands
• Cross contamination by surfaces –
use the towel
A word on Hand Sanitizers
Alcohol based – need at least 60% ethanol
Useful in health care settings between
patients
Useful on CLEAN HANDS not on DIRTY
HANDS
NOT USEFUL FOR KILLING ALL MICROBES .
Must remain in contact for 15 – 20 seconds
Wash so thorough that……
They can’t hide
They can’t hide
They can’t hide