DR.OM PARKASH EYE INSTITUTE, AMRITSAR
HAND HYGEINE INFECTION CONTROL
WHY YOU SHOULD CLEAN YOUR HANDS ? PERSONAL HYGIENE – •Hand washing with soap removes germs from hands. •Removing germs through hand washing therefore
helps prevent diarrhea and respiratory infections and may even help prevent skin and eye infections. PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE –
• Protect the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands or present on his/her own skin • Protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful germs.
5 STAGES OF INFECTION TRANSMISSION BY HANDS Germs on patient skin and immediate environment surfaces
Germ onto health-care worker’s hands
Germs on hands for several minutes
Suboptimal or omitted hand cleansing results in hands remaining contaminated. Contaminated hands transmit germs via direct with patient or patient’s immediate environment
WHEN SHOULD I CLEAN HANDS ? 5 MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE
1 MOMENT BEFORE TOUCHING THE PATIENT
2 MOMENT BEFORE
CLEAN / ASEPTIC PROCEDURE
3 MOMENT
AFTER
BODY FLUID EXPOSURE RISK
4 MOMENT AFTER TOUCHING THE PATIENT
5 MOMENT AFTER TOUCHING PATIENT SURROUNDINGS
HOW TO CLEAN HANDS ? BACTORUB / SOAP AND WATER CLEANING
CLEANING WITH BACTORUB / STERILLIUM Handrubbing with alcohol-based handrub is the preferred routine method of hand hygiene if hands are not visibly soiled. To effectively reduce the growth of germs on hands, hand rubbing must be performed by following all of the illustrated steps.
This takes only 20–30 seconds!
STEPS OF HAND HYGIENE WITH BACTORUB
HAND WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER Handwashing
with soap and water – essential when hands are visibly dirty or visibly soiled (following visible exposure to body fluids).
To
effectively reduce the growth of germs on hands, hand washing and should be performed by following all of the illustrated steps. must last 30–40 seconds
STEPS OF HAND WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health careassociated infections ENSURING THE HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE
WEAR PPE BEFORE CONDUCTING THE CLINICAL PROCEDURE