Transcript Fact - Eldon Career Center

Fact or Fiction
• A million deaths a year
could be prevented if
everyone routinely
washed their hands.
Answer
• Fact
Fact or Fiction
• Handwashing can reduce
the risk of respiratory
infections by %.
Answer
• Fiction
• It can be reduced by 16%.
Fact or Fiction
• Soap and water was used
in the classroom to help
reduce absences by
19.8%
Answer
• Fiction
• Alcohol gel hand sanitizer
was used.
Fact or Fiction
• The spread of pinworms
can be reduced by proper
hand hygiene including
clipping nails.
Answer
• Fact
Fact or Fiction
• Handwashing, when done
correctly, is the single
most effective way to
prevent the spread of
disease.
Answer
• Fact
Fact or Fiction
• When hands are soiled or
visibly dirty, it is okay to
use hand sanitizer.
Answer
• Fiction
• If hands are soiled or
visibly dirty you MUST
use soap and water.
Fact or Fiction
• Hands are more likely to attract
germs unless they are dried all
the way after washing.
Answer
• Fact
• Wet hands are magnets
for germs
Fact or Fiction
• The average hand has
over 50 different germs
living on it.
Answer
• Fiction
• The average hand has
OVER 150 different
species of germs living on
it!
Fact or Fiction
• The number of germs
double on your hands
after using the toilet.
Answer
• Fiction
• The number of germs on
JUST your fingertips
doubles after using the
toilet.
Fact or Fiction
• 60% of all infectious
diseases are transmitted
by touch
Answer
• Fiction
• 80% of all infectious
diseases are transmitted
by touch.
Fact or Fiction
• After monitoring 8,000
people, studies showed
approximately 88%
washed their hands after
toileting.
Answer
Fiction:
Only 67% washed their
hands.
www.handhygiene.org
http://www.cdc.gov/HandHygiene/download/hand_hygiene_co
re.pdf