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Title: Hand Hygiene


1
Hand Hygiene
  • Hands most common mode of transmission of
    pathogens
  • Infections acquired in health care settings
  • Spread of antimicrobial resistance

2
Evidence of Relationship Hand Hygiene and Health
Care Associated Infections
  • Substantial evidence that hand hygiene reduces
    the incidence of infections
  • Historical study Semmelweis
  • More recent studies rates lower when antiseptic
    handwashing was performed

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care
Settings. MMWR 2002 vol. 51, no. RR-16.
3
Hand Hygiene Indications
  • Clean hands when
  • visibly dirty, contaminated, or soiled
  • wash with non-antimicrobial or antimicrobial soap
    and water.
  • If not visibly soiled
  • use an alcohol-based handrub for routinely
    decontaminating hands.

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care
Settings. MMWR 2002 vol. 51, no. RR-16.
4
Specific Indications Hand Hygiene
  • Before
  • Patient contact
  • Donning gloves when inserting a CVC
  • Inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular
    catheters, or other invasive devices that dont
    require surgery

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care
Settings. MMWR 2002 vol. 51, no. RR-16.
5
Specific Indications Hand Hygiene
  • After
  • Contact with a patients skin
  • Contact with body fluids or excretions,
    non-intact skin, wound dressings
  • Removing gloves

6
Recommended Hand Hygiene Technique
  • Handrubs
  • Apply to palm of one hand, rub hands together
    covering all surfaces until dry
  • Volume based on manufacturer

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care
Settings. MMWR 2002 vol. 51, no. RR-16.
7
Recommended Hand Hygiene Technique
  • Handwashing
  • Wet hands with water, apply soap, rub hands
    together for at least 15 seconds
  • Rinse and dry with disposable towel
  • Use towel to turn off faucet

8
Nails
  • Natural nail tips should be kept short no longer
    than the end of the finger tip
  • Artificial nails should not be worn

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care
Settings. MMWR 2002 vol. 51, no. RR-16.
9
PREVENTION IS PRIMARY!
Protect patientsprotect health care
personnel promote quality health care!
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