Hand Hygiene Awareness (5 Moments+ Steps Of Handwashing) Ppt 34243b

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