Ways to wash hands to reduce infection
Hands that are not washed thoroughly can infect many germs through contact with the body.
Examples of common diseases such as respiratory infections such as influenza, tuberculosis, measles, rubella, gastrointestinal infections such as diarrhea, hepatitis A, dysentery, cholera. Which can be transmitted from contaminated hands Then picking food to eat, contagious from direct contact diseases such as hand, foot, mouth disease, conjunctivitis, skin ulcers, scabies, head lice, herpes, various communicable diseases such as chickenpox may be transmitted through respiration and exposure, etc.
Steps for effective hand washing
- 1. Rub the palm (or rub the palm) 5 times.
- 2. The palm of the hand, rub the back of the hand and fingers to rub the crevices. Alternately left and right, 5 times on each side
- 3. Rubbing the palms of the hands and fingers between the fingers (5)
- 4. Behind the fingers, rub the palm in a locked shape. And alternating between the left and right sides 5 times
- 5. Rub around the thumb Alternately left and right, 5 times on each side
- 6. Rub the fingertips in the middle of the palm, alternating left and right, 5 times on each side.
- 7. Rub around the wrist, alternating left and right, 5 minutes on each side.
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Dry the meal with a one-time clean cloth or hand towel. In case the faucet is hand-operated Use the paper to hold the tap and turn the tap to close.
Everyone should pay attention to creating good habits. By washing hands After doing various activities, emphasizing that if wasting only 20-30 seconds by washing the hands correctly Whether doing before or after doing the following activities
- 1. Before and after touching the patient
- 2. After removing the gloves
- 3. Before and after the procedure
- 4. Every time before and after using the bathroom / toilet
- 5. Every time before or after eating
- 6. After sneezing or coughing Or should not touch the patient's secretions
- 7. Before and after food preparation or fruit peeling
- 8. After cleaning the house and house area
- 9. Clean after touching or playing with pets.
- 10. After leaving for a mission outside the home
- 11. Before and after doing various activities That must be exposed to items that are shared with others.
October 15 of every year Is a Global Hand Washing Day. We should create a culture of hand washing to be clean and hygienic all over the world.
World hand washing day Therefore is another important day at the Department of Health Ministry of Public Health Have campaigned for everyone to pay attention to wash their hands with soap and water every time before and after various activities To prevent diseases such as every time before and after eating, preparing food or peeling fruit after using the bathroom or toilet after coughing, sneezing or touching the secretions of patients. After touching or playing with pets etc. It is also the cultivation of good habits for washing hands, especially among students and young people. In order to grow into an adult with good and appropriate healthy behavior
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