How to wash your hands the right way?
Proper washing of the hands is an important step to prevent disease. How to wash your hands to prevent disease?
Washing our hands is the cheapest and most reliable method to prevent diseases. For hand washing we only need water and soap or alcohol-based hand disinfectants (water-free cleaners). Our hands are the organ that provides all kinds of connections with the environment in our daily life and therefore contain the most bacteria. We must wash our hands frequently and correctly to protect the health of both ourselves and those around us.
When should you wash your hands?
After every activity we do during the day, we collect microorganisms that we cannot see visually around us. These microorganisms can be viruses, sometimes bacteria. We can get infection when we touch open places to microorganisms such as eyes, mouth and nose with our dirty hands. Although our hands are not completely germ-free, we can limit the transfer of bacteria, viruses and other germs by washing our hands frequently and correctly.
We have to wash our hands before we do this.
Before cooking and eating,
Before touching any wound, giving medication or caring for a sick person,
We must wash our lenses before inserting or removing them.
We should wash our hands after we do
After preparing and eating food, especially after touching raw meat and meat products,
After using the toilet,
After changing the diaper,
After touching an animal or its material
After sneezing, coughing,
After contact with an infected wound or patient,
After handling the garbage,
After handling chemical cleaning materials,
After shaking hands,
After the exchange,
In addition, we should wash our hands whenever it looks dirty.
How to wash hands correctly?
Generally, the most effective method is washing with soap and water. Remove the jewelry from your hands. Soak your hands under running, warm water. Rub your hands thoroughly with soap for 30 seconds to 1 minute and froth well.
Rub the palms, fingers, wrist area, nails and hands thoroughly. Rinse your hands thoroughly under running water. Dry your hands thoroughly with a disposable towel. If you are in a public place, close the faucet with the paper towel you use and throw it away.
When you can't find soap and water…
You can use hand disinfectants when traveling, at school, at work or in other situations where we cannot find water and soap. However, the effectiveness of the alcohol varies depending on the type, concentration, contact time and amount used. The alcohol content should be at least 60%. 3-5 ml hand disinfectant should be placed on the palm and spread over the entire hand surface. Continue rubbing until complete drying is achieved.
Washing hands does not require a lot of time or effort, it is cost-effective, but it has a strong effect on disease prevention.
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