Why is hand hygiene so important?
If you sneeze on your hand you must clean your hands with soap and water. Germs can live upto 7 hours!
The most common way germs are spread is by people’s hands. Germs are often harmless but they can also cause illnesses such as colds, flu, and tummy bugs.
Washing your hands properly with soap and warm water is the single most important thing you can do to help reduce the spread of infections and help protect you, your family and those around you.
Washing your hands properly with soap and warm water is the single most important thing you can do to help reduce the spread of infections and help protect you, your family and those around you.
Carers
When visiting a friend or relative in hospital or other environment where healthcare is provided, it is important to ensure that you clean your hands in order to help prevent the spread of infection.
Visiting a friend or relative in Hospital
For those people who care for friends or relatives who are unable to look after themselves, it is equally important that handwashing techniques are applied at the appropriate times.
This helps to significantly reduce the risk of passing on an infection to someone who could be more susceptible to infection because of their existing condition.
This helps to significantly reduce the risk of passing on an infection to someone who could be more susceptible to infection because of their existing condition.
It is vitally important that all children are made aware of the importance and benefits of washing your hands properly.
Encouraging children to wash their hands at appropriate times will help to ensure that this practice becomes a lifelong habit.
Encouraging children to wash their hands at appropriate times will help to ensure that this practice becomes a lifelong habit.
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Hand Hygiene
Created on: 15-Apr-2008
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The most common way germs are spread is by people's hands. Germs are often harmless but they can also cause illnesses such as colds, flu, and tummy bugs.
