Prevention Pointers -

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Always wash your hands Before.. 

Preparing food/ eating



Treating wounds/ giving medications



Touching a sick or injured person



Inserting or removing contact lenses

- Always wash your hands

after..



Treating wounds



Using the toilet



Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing in to your hands



Touching a sick or injured person



Handling anything that could be contaminated

*Keep in mind antibacterial soap is no more effective then regular soap. Using these soaps may even lead to the development of bacteria that is resistant to its antimicrobial agents.

http:// sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/ handwashing-slogan-contest-sanitationupdates/ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/handwashing/HQ00407

http://www.sdhdidaho.org/hpro/ handwashing.php

http://hospitalhygiene.info/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=48:hai -developed-nations&catid=15:infection-ratesin-developed-world&Itemid=22

Abby DeWitt

Be aware, wash with care!

Hand washing in the Medical Field

Importance of Hand Washing to all.

Benefits for Residents

Fast Facts

Benefits for Employees and Hospitals Success Prevents the consumption of scarce hospital goods allowing funds to be used on resources to attract more business and treat incoming patients.



Doctors who washed their hands before delivering babies reduced infant mortality rate from infection from 22% to 3%.



Right Handed people tend to wash their left hand more thoroughly than their right, and visa versa.



We have between 2 and 10 million bacteria between our finger tip and elbow.



Damp hands spread 1,000 times more germs than dry hands.

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Lowers hospital acquired infections.

With shorter hospital stays room for new patients becomes available faster increasing hospital income and increasing pay for employees. 





Shortens hospital stays

With rooms becoming available faster, more patients will be able to be treated saving more lives.

If more lives are being saved, the reputation of the hospital will become higher and more well known. This will attract more patients and in crease revenue. 

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Hospital infection rates due to poor hand washing practices Country

Prevalence

Canada

10.5%

France

6.7%

Norway

5.1%

United States 4.5%

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crease revenue. Fast Facts. Doctors who washed their hands. before delivering babies re- duced infant mortality rate from. infection from 22% to 3%. Right Handed people tend to. wash their left hand more thor- oughly than their right, and visa. versa. We have between 2 and 10 mil- lion bacteria between our finger.

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