• Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. • Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent …
critical role of hand hygiene as a foundation for preventing healthcare-associated infections. Hand hygiene is one of the most important interventions to prevent the transmission of …
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care to support health-care facilities to improve hand hygiene and thus reduce HCAI. The Hand Hygiene Technical Reference Manual has been …
Hand hygiene is the process of cleaning one’s hands to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Good hand hygiene means washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based …
HH is a patient safety measure and a top institutional priority. The hospital goal is >90% compliance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health …
Direct observation of hand hygiene adherence on hospital units, either by a designated hand hygiene monitor or by using a secret shopper, is the best way to capture the most information. …
• Hand hygiene is indicated before: patient contact, donning gloves when inserting a central venous catheter (CVC), and inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or other …
Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal). WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs. …
Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization …
2009年7月31日 · Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections. This brochure explains how …
Hand hygiene technical reference manual: to be used by health …
2009年5月5日 · 9789241598606-vie.pdf (5.114Mb) ... Hand hygiene technical reference manual: to be used by health-care workers, trainers and observers of hand hygiene practices. 5 May …