A Complete Guide to Hand Washing
This is a short film showing how to wash your hands correctly with both Alcohol Rub and Soap and Water within a medical environment. Doing this correctly is ......
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The Daily Telegraph 2014-04-17"Infections are a costly and avoidable burden. They hinder a patient's recovery, can make underlying conditions worse, and reduce quality of life."
Hands are the highways to the transmission and spread of bacterial, parasitic and viral infections and one needs to spend at least two minutes on washing their hands...The Hindu 2014-06-06
A new study proves that scant attention is paid to the simple act of washing hands. Here's why it is more important than you think Washing your hands after a visit to the...The Times of India 2013-06-14
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although healthcare workers are urged to wash their hands often and hand sanitizer dispensers are everywhere in hospitals, patients are less...Reuters 2014-10-22
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It's a simple enough request, but for patients and families who feel vulnerable, scared or uncomfortable in a hospital room, the subject can be too intimidating to even bring up with a doctor or nurse: Have you washed your hands? Hospitals are encouraging patients to be more assertive, amid growing concern about infections that are resistant to antibiotics. Strict hand hygiene...Wall Street Journal 2013-10-01
Infections cause serious illnesses, often resulting in death. The Ebola epidemic is a well-publicized example, but it is a rare illness. More common infections include influenza, pneumonia, urinary infections, and bronchitis. How do we catch these illnesses? The source of these infections can be contact, as can happen in a hand shake, droplet infection from coughing as with...Huffington Post 2014-08-06
(Source: The Scottish Government) Hand washing stops spread of bugs Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways of reducing the spread of infections such as norovirus and flu, according to Scotland's Chief Medical and Chief Nursing Officer. Over this winter, there have been 35 deaths from flu and it is estimated that every year up to one quarter of the population may...noodls 2013-05-05
With winter cold and flu season in full swing -- and a new strain of norovirus circulating -- everyone's trying to dodge the bugs. Norovirus causes intestinal illness, and it's often the root of outbreaks at schools and in nursing homes. The question is: How best to avoid infection? Thorough hand washing is typically recommended. But use of hand sanitizers is promoted, too....Atlanta Journal 2013-02-11
View gallery. Dr. Gerald Hickson (L) and Dr. Tom Talbot of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (Photo by Hollis Bennett/Getty … Dr. Gerald Hickson had two primary concerns after his wife’s double-knee replacement operation at Vanderbilt University Hospital in July 2008: making sure she received appropriate pain control and getting her moving as quickly as possible to avoid...Yahoo Daily News 2014-07-16
The IntelligentM hand hygiene-monitoring system is a little like Big Brother on a mission of mercy, its goal being to encourage proper hand washing so health care workers do not accidentally infect patients. Sarasota-based IntelligentM's digital monitoring system — anchored by wristwatch-sized devices that tracks workers' hand washing, from frequency to duration — comes at a...Herald Tribune 2014-01-13
The IntelligentM hand hygiene-monitoring system is a little like Big Brother on a mission of mercy, its goal being to encourage proper hand washing so health care workers do not accidentally infect patients. Sarasota-based IntelligentM’s digital monitoring system — anchored by wristwatch-sized devices that tracks workers’ hand washing, from frequency to duration — comes at a...Herald Tribune 2014-01-13
Hand washing for hand hygiene is the act of cleaning the hands with or without the use of water or another liquid, or with the use of soap, for the purpose of removing soil, dirt, and/or microorganisms.
Medical hand hygiene pertains to the hygiene practices related to the administration of medicine and medical care that prevents or minimizes disease and the spreading of disease. The main medical purpose of washing hands is to cleanse the hands of pathogens (including bacteria or viruses) and chemicals which can cause personal harm or disease. This is especially important for people who handle food or work in the medical field, but it is also an important practice for the general public. People can become infected with respiratory illnesses such as influenza or the common cold, for example, if they don't wash their hands before touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated: "It is well documented that one of the most important measures for preventing the spread of pathogens is effective hand washing." As a general rule, handwashing protects people poorly or not at all from droplet- and airborne diseases, such as measles, chickenpox, influenza, and tuberculosis. It protects best against diseases transmitted through fecal-oral routes (such as many forms of stomach flu) and direct physical contact (such as impetigo).