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Why Should I Wash My Hands? Hand Hygiene/Hand Washing is the single most effective method to reduce the risk of spreading germs. • • • • • • Anyone ever had diarrhea? Vomitted Strep throat? Pink eye? Acne? Flu? These diseases and more are spread by bacteria. How are bacteria spread? Routes of Transmission of Disease Spread through the air Which three are involved with hand washing? When to Wash Your Hands Always wash your hands : • Preparing food or eating • Treating wounds, giving medicine, or caring for a sick or injured person • Inserting or removing contact lenses Always wash your hands : • Preparing food, especially raw meat or poultry • Using the toilet or changing a diaper • Touching an animal or animal toys, leashes, or waste • Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing into your hands • Treating wounds or caring for a sick or injured person • Handling garbage, household or garden chemicals, or anything that could be contaminated — such as a cleaning cloth or soiled shoes • In addition, wash your hands whenever they look dirty. Fun/Gross Fact: 58% of teenage girls and 48% of teenage boys wash their hands after using the restroom How long does it take to clean your hands? Handwashing: 40-60 seconds Alcohol-based handrubbing: 20–30 seconds You can do it – you have the time! Application time of hand hygiene and reduction of bacterial contamination Bacterial contamination (mean log 10 reduction) 0 Handrubbing is: more effective faster better tolerated Handwashing Handrubbing 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 15sec 30sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min Pittet and Boyce. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2001 How to handrub To effectively reduce the growth of germs on hands, handrubbing must be performed by following all of the illustrated steps. This takes only 20–30 seconds! How to handwash To effectively reduce the growth of germs on hands, handwashing must last 40–60 secs and should be performed by following all of the illustrated steps. Hand washing and hand rubbing are the single most effective way to stop the spread of germs!