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Handwashing Flashcards

1
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Father of hand hygiene

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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Miasmas

crimean war

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Florence Nightingale

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Asceptic surgery

Disinfection and sterilization

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Joseph Lister

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In 1857, ______, of pasteurization fame, raised awareness of pathogens, and how to kill them with heat.

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Louis Pasteur

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In 1876, the German scientist ____ discovered the anthrax bacillus, kicking off the new research field of medical bacteriology. Cholera, tuberculosis, diphtheria and typhoid bacilli were subsequently identified.

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Robert Koch

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6
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_____ is the single most important measure for preventing the spread of infection

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Hand Hygiene

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7
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Professor Didier PittetDeep seated

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Medical history essenial hygiene

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8
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Deep seated
Difficult to remove
Part of body’s natural defense mechanism
Associated with infection following surgery/invasive procedures

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Resident flora

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SuperficialTransferred with ease to and from hands Important cause of cross infection Easily removed with good hand hygiene.

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TRANSIENT FLORA:

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SuperficialTransferred with ease to and from hands Important cause of cross infection Easily removed with good hand hygiene.

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TRANSIENT FLORA:

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11
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Hand hygiene includes

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Routine hand washing
alcohol rub/gels
Surgical hand rub

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12
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Hand hygiene includes

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Routine hand washing
alcohol rub/gels
Surgical hand rub

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In line with national guidance(DoH,Sept2007),SUHT has chosen to adopt a _________policy for all staff working in the clinical environment

_________ to be defined as“ any area where a patient is seen/treated” e.g.

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“Nothing Below the Elbows”

Clinical environment

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14
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harbour microorganisms that are not easily removed during hand hygiene

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Fingernails

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15
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5 moments of hand hygiene

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16
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Likelihood that micro-organisms have been acquired or transmitted.Whether the hands are visibly soiled.What procedure is about to take place.Wash hands with soap & water following contact with Clostridium difficilediarrhoea/infective diarrhoe

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Choice of handwashing

17
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The only time you should use soap & water followed by alcohol hand gel, is when you are about to ______ prior to performing a _____aseptic technique

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don a pair of sterile gloves

non-operative

18
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Techniques in handwashing

Areas that are most frequently missed

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Pp
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fingers
TB
nails
wrists

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Webs of fingers
•Thumbs •Palms •Nails•Backs of fingers & hands•Wrists

19
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Crucial in hand washing tips

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Drying

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