Proper hand hygiene method

Many infectious diseases are spread through contact with. If your hands are contaminated with pathogens, particularly contact with feces or call. Respiratory tract secretions are not properly washed, it would be very easy to diseases such as dysentery, cholera, hepatitis, influenza, the spread of foot and mouth disease. Hand hygiene is a prerequisite to the prevention of infectious diseases. Wash hands thoroughly with liquid soap or use.

When should clean hands?

1. Before touching eyes, nose and mouth.
2. Before eating and handling food.
3. After using the toilet.
4. After when hands are soiled with respiratory secretions, such as sneezing and cough.
5. Touching public objects, such as escalator handrails, elevator buttons and door handles after.
6. After changing diapers for the children or patients, and post-processing is soiled items.
7. Prior to visiting hospitals and homes after.
8. After contact with animals or poultry.

Under normal circumstances, when there are visibly soiled hands or body fluid stains may be, for example after using the toilet or changing diapers.
Later, after sneezing and coughing, wash hands with liquid soap and water. When hands are not visibly soiled.

Proper hand hygiene steps:

A) washing hands with liquid soap, procedures are as follows:

1. Open the tap washing hands.
2. Add liquid soap, hand struck a bubble.
3. At least twenty seconds with a time rub the palms, back of the hand, refers to the gap, dorsal, thumb, fingers and wrists. Do not flush when the rub.
4. Scrub hands thoroughly with clean water after the rinse.
5. Use a clean towel or paper towels to completely dry hands, or a hand dryer with a dryer.
6. Wash your hands after, do not directly touch the faucet

• first with a paper towel wrapped faucet, and only then close the faucet; or
• plashing the faucet dry net.

Note:

• Do not share towels or paper towels with others.
• After wiping with toilet paper should be disposed of properly.
• Wipe hand towels for personal use should be placed properly and should be thoroughly cleaned at least once a day, if they can pre-preparation for the regular replacement of more than a towel, is more ideal.

B) Hands with alcohol-based handrub

The adequate amounts of alcohol-based hand was poured in the palm, then rub the palms, back of the hand, finger slot, dorsal, thumb, fingers and wrists, throughout at least 20 seconds until your hands dry.