HANDWASHING

Sylvia T. David

Your 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene

1. Before Patient Contact Clean hands before approaching and touching a patient 2. Before a Clean / Aseptic Task Clean hands immediately before any clean / aseptic task 3. After bodily fluid exposure risk Clean hands after an exposure risk (and after glove removal)

4. After patient contact Clean hands after touching a patient and immediate surroundings
5. After contact with the patients surroundings Clean hands after touching a patients objects even if the patient wasnt touched
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Wet Hands with warm running water 2. Rub each area together counting 1-2-3-4-5
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Rinse hand thoroughly with a paper towel.

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5 Moments of Hand Hygiene

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 Reference

WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (revised Aug 2009)

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THANK YOU

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