Doctors have to be extra cautious about their hygiene because they have a responsibility of saving someone's life.

1. AJITH KOZHIKOTE
ON
DOCTORS' HAND HYGIENE

2. NEED FOR HAND HYGIENE
Doctors have to be extra cautious about their hygiene
because they have a responsibility of saving someone's
life. Everybody has germs on their bodies, so if the
physicians would avoid following the health rules, they
can effect the health of so many patients. These germs
can be picked easily through a normal contact with a
person, so if they are transferred from a life saver, then
what is the need of any treatment.
Most of the germs are transferred through hand contact.

3. SOME FACTS
1. The hand hygiene audit data in Australia revealed
that the nurses followed the rules more strongly and
doctors kept ignoring the hand hygiene due to several
reasons, leaving the compliance rates of 83% and 66%
respectively.
2. According to the World Health Organization, the
neglect in the health hygiene has caused numerous
infections, and has caused many deaths.
3. A study revealed that in Geneva, the use of alcohol
based hand wash increased the hand hygiene up to 66%
in five years.

4. WHEN YOU NEED HAND HYGIENE?
 Hand hygiene is must before the the point of
care
 You must wash your hands before coming in
contact with a patient
 If there is a risk of body fluid exposure
 After coming in contact from any patient
 Before and after any medical process

5. PROPER WAY OF HAND WASH
 Rub your hands properly with an alcohol
based formulation
 Don't wash your hands with soap and water,
immediately after using an alcohol based
formulation to avoid the risk of contact
dermatitis.
 Dry your hands thoroughly to remove the
pathogens from your hands completely.
 You must wash your hands for at least 40-60
seconds to reduce the growth of germs on
your hands.

6. EFFORTS TAKEN BY THE HOSPITALS
The increasing diseases and infections because of the
poor hygiene have encouraged the hospitals to take
some steps towards improving the percentage of hand
hygiene in their health institutions.
Many hospitals used the soap bottles or the alcohol
formulation bottles which carried the message, “A
simple hand wash can save your life.” Some other
messages which really improved the compliance rate
were “Wash hands to save the lives of your patients.”

7. Don't hesitate to remind the Doctor or Nurse to
wash their hands before coming in contact with
you. It is not just about you, but about them
too.

8. Stay Safe & Stay Healthy
With
Ajith Kozhikote