Transcript SHR National Infection Control Week PowerPoint Presentation

What’s On Your
Hands?
National Infection Control Week October 17-21, 2016
Do You Know What is on Your Hands?
Feces from people or animals is an important source of germs like
Salmonella, E. coli O157, and norovirus that cause diarrhea, and it can
spread some respiratory infections like adenovirus and hand-foot-mouth
disease. These kinds of germs can get onto hands after people use the
toilet or change a diaper, but also in less obvious ways, like after handling
raw meats that have invisible amounts of animal poop on them. A single
gram of human feces—which is about the weight of a paper clip—can
contain one trillion germs 1. Germs can also get onto hands if people
touch any object that has germs on it because someone coughed or
sneezed on it or was touched by some other contaminated object. When
these germs get onto hands and are not washed off, they can be passed
from person to person and make people sick.
http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html
MRSA
ESBL –
Escherichia coli
VRE
ESBL – Klebsiella
pneumoniae
How Should You Clean Your
Hands?
When Should You Clean Your
Hands?
When Should You Wash?
On entrance and exit to any nursing unit
Before and after eating and drinking
After using the bathroom
After handling money
After blowing your nose, coughing
and/or sneezing
• Before and after smoking
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Why Clean Your Hands?
To protect the client against harmful germs
carried on your hands or present on client’s
skin
To protect yourself and the healthcare
environment from harmful germs
Did You Know?
In Canada, it is estimated that there are
220,000 incidents of healthcare acquired
infections annually
- Resulting in more than 8000 deaths
80% of infectious diseases are spread by
hands and contaminated surfaces
Healthcare associated infections can
contribute to:
• Serious illness
• Longer hospital stay
• Increased hospital costs
• Increased hospital wait times
Healthcare associated infections are the 4th
leading cause of death Zoutman et al. 2003
Most Commonly Missed Areas
After Performing Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
It’s not a campaign. It’s not a project.
Hand hygiene is a way of life that is and will
continue to be expected of each of us in
SHR
CLEAN HANDS SAVE LIVES
WASH YOUR HANDS