This ppt shows all types of hand washing and techniques. It includes normal handwashing, aseptic handwashing, surgical handwashing and hand rub techniques.

1. HAND WASHING
By Yashasvi Verma

2. CONTENT
• WHAT IS HAND WASHING
• HEALTH BENIFIT
• ADVERSE EFFECT OF HAND WASHING
• FIVE CRITICAL TIME DURING THE DAY
• TYPES OF HAND WASHING AND HAND HYGIENE
• STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR DIFFERENT HANDWASHING
METHODS
~ SURGICAL HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE

3. WHAT IS HAND WASHING ?
• Hand washing (or handwashing ) also known as hand hygiene is
the act of cleaning hands for the purpose of removing soil, dirt
and microorganisms .
• Minimum time of hand washing (general hand wash ) is 20
seconds
• Lather your hands by rubbing them together with soap .

4. HEALTH
BENEFITS
~ Minimimizes the spread of
influenza .
~ Prevents infectious cause of
diarrhea.
~ Decrease respiratory infection.
~ Decrease infants mortality rate at
home birth deliveries.

5. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
EXCESSIVE HAND WASHING
• Drying of skin
• Skin damage
• However ever excessive hand washing does lead to diseases like
• Eczema : excessive hand washing can lead to an itchy ,flaky skin
condition known as hand eczema or hand dermatitis .(which is
especially common amoung health care workers.)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) : is a mental disorder in which a
person feels need to perform certain routines repeatedly .

6. FIVE CRITICAL TIMES DURING THE
DAY (GENERAL HAND WASHING )
• Before feeding child
• Before preparing and eating food
• Handling raw meat ,fish , poultry etc.
• After touching garbage ,dirt ,waste ,soil etc.
• Fecal oral transmission : after defecation ,after cleaning
child’s bottom.

7. TYPES OF HAND WASHING AND
HAND HYGIENE
Routine hand wash
Use of water and non antimicrobial soap
for the purpose of removing soil and
transient microorganisms.
Time : 20 seconds
Antiseptic hand wash
Use of water and antimicrobial soap (e.g.
chlorhexidine , iodine and idophors
,chloroxylenol ,triclosan etc.)
For the purpose of removing or
destroying transient microorganisms and
reduce resident flora
Time : 40 to 60 seconds
Surgical hand Wash
Use of water and antimicrobial soap
(e.g. chlorhexidine , iodine and
idophors ,chloroxylenol ,triclosan etc.)
For the purpose of destroying or
removing transient microorganisms and
reduce resident flora .
Time : first scrub of the day
7 to 10 minutes .
In between case scrub minimum 3 to 5
minutes .

8. ANTISEPTIC
HANDRUB
Use of alcohol based handrub .
Time : 30 seconds

11. STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR
DIFFERENT HAND HYGIENE
METHODS
ENSURE JEWELLERY HAS BEEN REMOVED .
EXAMINE YOUR HAND FOR CUT .

12. Steps of
hand washing by
World health organization

13. SURGICAL HAND
WASHING
TECHNIQUE

18. HANDRUB WITH ALCOHOL
AFTER SURGICAL SCRUB
TECHNIQUE
SURGICAL SPIRIT : 70% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL