How to handrub?

RUB HANDS FOR HAND HYGIENE! WASH HANDS ONLY WHEN VISIBLY SOILED!
Duration of procedure:2030- sec To perform hand hygiene all you
have to do is to think about:

Apply a palmful of the product in a cupped Rub hands palm to palm

Where have you been?
hand and cover all surfaces.

What have you just done?

right palm over left dorsum
with interfaced fingers and
viceversa
palm to palm with fingers
interfaced
backs of fingers to opposing
Where are you about to go?
palms with fingers
interlocked.
What are you going to do next?

rotational rubbing of left rotational rubbing,backwards ….once dry. your hands

thumb clasped in right palm and forwards with clasped are safe.
and viceversa fingers of right hand in left
palm and viceversa.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR HANDS BECOME

CRACKED OR IRRITATED?

1. Inform your supervisor.

2. Visit the employee health clinic for

assessment and recommendations

TEL: 0096612520088 ex t : 4 3 7 2 0

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 How to handwash?
WASH HANDS ONLY WHEN VISIBLY SOILED!OTHERWISE, USE HANDRUB!

WHY? WHO WILL BENEFIT? Duration of the entire procedure:4060- sec

 You/your family and colleagues

• It is a simple way to stay healthy.
 Your patients Rub hands palm to palm
Wet hands with water apply enough soap to
cover all hand surfaces.
• The single most important thing we  Your hospital
can do to keep from getting sick and
spreading illness to others is to clean  Humanity
our hands. right palm over left palm to palm with fingers backs of fingers to
dorsum with interfaced interfaced opposing palmswith
fingers and viceversa fingers interlocked

• Healthcare-associated infections WHEN TO PERFORM HAND HYGIENE?

can cause death. Most healthcare-as-
sociated infections are transmitted
rotational rubbing of left rotational rubbing, backwards rinse hands with water
by hands. Cleaning hands can stop thumb clasped in right and forwards with clasped
palm and viceversa fingers of right hand in left
the transmission of these infections. palm and viceversa

• Because you care.

• Because there is more than 750 evi- dry thoroughly with a use towel to turn off ….and your hans are safe
single use towel faucet
dence based references that empha-
size its importances in preventing the
healthcare- associated infections.

• Because it is an expectation and not

an option.

Areas most frequently missed during hand washing

Less frequently missed

Not missed
BEFORE & AFTER USING GLOVES (Adapted from taylor L (1978). An evaluation of hand washing techniques-1.

Nursing Times.12 January.pp 5455-)

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