7 FORUM Take 5 Moments for Hand Disinfection to protect patient health • BEFORE patient contact • BEFORE aseptic tasks • AFTER body fluid exposure risk • AFTER patient contact • AFTER contact with the patient surroundings How to disinfect hands For hygienic hand disinfection, apply the product to your dry, cupped hand (approx. 2-3 strokes) and carefully rub in vigorously up to the wrists for the entire application time. Keep hands moist for the entire application time and make sure that your hands are completely wetted. Don't forget your thumbs and fingertips, either. Self-reliant rub-in method – for a better wetting. Why focussing on the point of care? Placing hand-rub dispensers exactly where needed helps improve hand hygiene compliance and can contribute to reduce infections. Cleverly designed patient rooms take this aspect into account. WHO-Guideline und Kampf für eigenverantwortl. Einreibemethode (Kampf G et al. (2008) Influence of rub-in technique on required application time and hand coverage in hygienic hand disinfection. BMC Infect Dis 8: 149.) Unite for safety Clean your hands 5 World Hand Hygiene Day 5.5.2022 1 2 3 4 5 Sources: 1. Rakatansky H. (2020) Miasmas and Other False Beliefs: The Road to Sickness and Death. R I Med J;103: 9–11. http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/2020/06/2020-06-09-commentary-rakantansky.pdf 2. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2021/key-facts-and-figures (abgerufen am 01.03.2022) 3. WHO (2009) WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. Use disinfectants carefully. Always read the label and product information before use. Please amend in accordance with local requirements (e.g. law of advertising, product status, CLP labelling). Effective infection prevention within a few seconds: washing and disinfecting your hands in everyday life! Reference: Boyce JM, Kelliher S, Vallande N. 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Verfügbar unter: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10926393/ • when someone in the family or household has a communicable disease such as common cold: sick persons disinfect hands BEFORE contact with others; healthy persons disinfect hands AFTER contact with sick person • BEFORE caring for a relative or friend with a weakened immune system or chronic wounds (home care, e.g. after early discharge from hospital) • BEFORE contact with a relative or friend who is at risk of infection (e.g. immunocompromised) • when there is a risk of being in contact with pathogens and no clean water to wash hands is available (e.g. when travelling or on the go, at the supermarket, on public transportation) • AFTER touching a (potentially sick) animal or its body fluids Better use a disinfectant: Please note: hand disinfection is more gentle on the skin than frequent hand washing • AFTER using the toilet • BEFORE having meal • BEFORE preparing food (non-commercial) • AFTER preparing food (non-commercial) • AFTER blowing your nose • BEFORE touching the face • when coming in from outside (without increased risk of pathogen contact) • when disinfection would be useful, but no disinfectant is on hand • AFTER touching a pet In general, hand washing is recommended and sufficient in our private lives. Nevertheless, there are situations in which hand disinfection is indicated or may become necessary instead of hand washing. Soap will be sufficient: Hygienic hand disinfection Apply sufficient amount of hand disinfectant to the cupped hand so that all areas of the hands can be wetted thoroughly and completely. Carefully rub in hand disinfectant for 30 seconds – cover all areas of skin. Particular attention has to be paid to fingertips and thumbs: Fingertips and thumbs are of particular importance in clinical practice as they most frequently come into direct contact with patients and potentially contaminated surfaces. Furthermore, fingertips harbour the highest concentrations of bacteria compared to other areas of the hand. High density of microorganisms Reference: Kampf G et al. 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To protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patient’s own germs, entering his or her body. To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs. To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs. To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs. When? Why? Before patient contact Before an aseptic task After body fluid exposure risk After patient contact After contact with patient surroundings Disinfect your hands before touching a patient when approaching him or her. Disinfect your hands immediately before any aseptic task. Disinfect your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal). Disinfect your hands after touching a patient and his or her immediate surroundings when leaving. Disinfect your hands after touching any object or furniture in the patient’s immediate surroundings, when leaving – even without touching the patient AFTER contact with patient surroundings AFTER patient contact BEFORE patient contact AFTER body fluid exposure risk BEFORE an aseptic task on the patient Reference: WHO (2009) WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. More information and materials on World Hand Hygiene Day 2022 – find them here! https://www.bode-sciencecenter.com/center/handhygiene/hand-hygiene-day/ detail-hand-hygiene-day/ article/5-may-2022-isworld-hand-hygiene-day. html Practical hand hygiene posters on the occasion of World Hand Hygiene Day (maintaining the skin barrier) and indeed gloves (providing additional protection for hands in certain situations). As good hand hygiene saves lives in healthcare, additional efforts to improve it are needed. The “5 Moments” show when clean hands are essential [3]. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how important supplementary hand disinfection is in private life as well. Washing lotion and water are often enough, but sometimes hand disinfectant should also be used. The right hand disinfectant – #UniteForSafety – #TogetherSt rongAgainstGerms Not all hand disinfectants are the same ! The pandemic has also taught us how important the right spectrum of activity is. A good hand disinfectant is BOTH reliably effective AND skin-friendly. World Hand Hygiene Day 2022 – #UniteForSafety – #TogetherSt rongAgainstGerms Good hand hygiene with the right products ensures clean hands and cr eates an organisational climate that values safety and infection prevention.This can only be achieved by working together. That is why this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day motto is: “Unite for safety: clean your hands!”. By practising good hand hygiene ourselves, we are also setting an example for others. Join us and share your commitment under #HandHygiene, #UniteForSafety, #TogetherS trongAgainstGerms and #MissionInfectionPrevention! Find the right product in no time and test your knowledge online via quiz! https://www.who.int/ campaigns/worldhandhygiene-day/2022
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