Think your hands are clean?

THINH YOUR HANDS THE FILTHY ARE CLEAN? FACTS OF THINH AGAIN. HAND HYGIENE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 15TH OCTOBER To celebrate Global Hand washing Day on October 15th discover the O truth about hand hygiene attitudes, how it can prevent i million deaths per year ånd learn how clean your hands really are! THE DIRTY DETAILS WHO ACTUALLY WASHES THEIR HANDS 1 in 4 women don't wash their hands. v/s 4 in 5 people have seen someone leave a public bathroom without washing their hands. 2 in 5 men. Of those that do wash their hands, More than 3 in 5 people only rinse their hands, and do not use soap or water. 95% don't wash them properly! HOW CLEAN ARE YOUR HANDS? Most often missed Often mised Back Palm Less often missed HAND HYGEINE SAVES LIVES Researchers Correct hand estimate that if everyone routinely washed their hands, a million deaths a year could be prevented washing can reduce the risk of respiratory infections by 16% That's more than the entire population of Austin, Texas Washing hands with soap and water could half diarrheal disease-associated deaths THE TRUTH ABOUT HAND SANITIZER Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to reduce the number of microbes on them. ******. Non-alcohol-based hand sanitizers may: Only hand sanitizers with an alcohol concentration. between 60-95% are effective at killing germs. O Not work equally well for all classes of germs. O Cause germs to develop resistance to the sanitizing agent. O Merely reduce the growth of germs rather than kill them outright. O Be more likely to irritate skin than alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Studies show that people often do not use a large enough volume of the sanitizers or may wipe it off before it has dried – rendering them useless. WHAT GERMS LIVE ON YOUR HANDS? Haemophilus Pink Eye Shigella Diarrhoea E-Coli Diarrhoea and Urinary Tract Infection Pseudomonas Streptococcus Pneumoniae Clostridium Staphylococcus difficile Boils and Pneumonia Colitis Hepatitis A Jaundice and pimples Aeruginosa Infections in Diarrhoea wounds Klebsiella Streptococci Sore throat Wound Infection HANDWASHING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Handwashing even has its own app! FREE iScrub Lite By The University of lowa (ITS) Platform iOS iScrub Physician BEFORE CONTACT Category Records In Room/ Out of Room opportunities. Interface that Customise locations, job types, and observation notes to suit your institution's needs. quickly captures BEFORE information about hand-hygiene opportunities. PROCEDURE AFTER EXPOSURE AFTER CONTACT Knows what personal protective equipment is necessary for contact, droplet, and airborne isolation conditions. Keeps a copy of the last 5 sets of observation data and can resend the Exports a spreadsheet of findings. AFTER ENVIRONMENT corresponding emails. HOW TO CORRECTLY WASH YOUR HANDS 3 Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Be sure to lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum 'Happy Birthday' from beginning to end twice. Rinse your hands well under clean, running Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry water. them. REFERENCES http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/ http://www.hardydiagnostics.com/articles/hand-washing.pdf http://www.wash-hands.com/hand_hygiene_and_you/did_you_know http://www.handhygieneeurope.com/acatalog/Information_facts_and_figures.html http://www.healthcarecommunication.com/PublicRelations/Articles/Infographic_Fuñ_facts_about_handwashing_7996.aspx http://www.cdc.gov/healthywaterZhygiene/fast_facts.html http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/How_To_HandWash_Poster.pdf?ua=1 • http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/innovation_quality_patient_care/areas_expertise/infections_complications/hand_hygiene/why_wipes.html https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/iscrub-lite/id329764570?mt=8 http:/iwww.henrythehand.com/pages_blocks/images/links/GermsHands08.pdf https://www.sharklet.com/wp-content/themes/sharklet/pdfs/Fact-Sheet-HygienePractices.pdf http://greatist.com/health/21-germiest-places-youre-not-cleaning http://www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.org/assets/4/6/CTH_HH_Fact_Sheet.pdf http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1028335/need-to-know-hand-washing-facts http://msutoday.msu.edu/_/pdf/assets/2013/hand-washing-study.pdf http://www.cbsnews.com/news/95-percent-of-people-wash-their-hands-improperly-are-you-one-of-them/ http://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Education/learninglabs/lab_downloads/How_Clean_Are_Your_Hands.pd http://www.womenyoushouldknow.net/germaphobes-be-warned-survey-reveals-hand-washing-habits-of-men-women-in-public-restrooms/ csg www.cleaningservicesgroup.co.uk