HAND HYGIENE TYPES
Hand Washing Indications
Proper handwashing is the simplest method to prevent hospital infections.
Hand washing is classified into 3 groups.
1- Social Hand Washing:
It is the removal of the majority of the temporary microorganisms by washing the hands with water and soap with the help of mechanical movements after all the dirty or contaminated routine procedures that require hand contact in social life.
Social hand washing;
• Before tasting food, eating food and feeding the patient,
• After going to the toilet,
• Before starting patient care (such as bed baths, oral care ....)
• It should be done every time the hands are dirty.
The hands are rinsed under running water and dried with paper towels. Before handwashing, jewelry and jewelery are removed, hands are wetted under running water, liquid soap is taken into the palm, wrists, palms, fingers between the edges and ends of the nails are frothed by friction. It takes at least 15 seconds. The hands are rinsed under running water and dried with paper towels.
2- Hygienic Hand Washing:
It is the process of washing hands with the help of normal soap, antimicrobial soap or self-drying alcohol-based antiseptics to kill and remove temporary microorganisms in the hands. The aim is to prevent the transfer of contaminated goods or infected microorganisms from infected patients to hands to other patients. It takes at least 15-30 sec.
How to wash hands?
3- Surgical Hand Washing:
It is based on the principle of killing and removing temporary microorganisms and washing the hands with soap and water before surgical procedures in the surgical environment in order to reduce permanent microorganisms as much as possible. Gloves are worn after surgical handwashing before all surgical procedures. It takes 2-6 minutes on average.
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