Hands vs Germs

HANDS  versus

With all the current outbreaks of recent illnesses,, here's some helpful tips to help us be more aware of our No 1 personal hygiene and what better way to begin, than with our hands!

To Ponder Intensely

1. Use large amounts of warm, running water and liquid soap to lather hands and wrists. Scrub all surfaces of your hands and fingers for at least 15 to 20 seconds.Interlace palm to palm.Place right dorsum over left dorsum and vice versa.Rotational rubbings of right thumb clasped in left palm and vice versa.Rotational rubbings,backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa.Finally,don't forget your wrists. Apply rotational rubbing of right wrist and vice versa.
   
2. Bar soaps can harbor germs which cause infection. Therefore, use liquid soap if available.
3. Rinse hands well with clean, running water.
   Rinse with hands pointing down to prevent rinse water from running up your arms.
4. Dry with a disposable paper towel.
5. Shut off the faucet using the paper towel as a barrier between your clean hands and the faucet handle.
6. Use a skin moisturizing cream regularly to prevent cracks in the skin which can be an entry point for germs that cause infection.

To help prevent the spread of germs, people should wash their hands frequently throughout the day.

It is especially important to wash your hands:

• Before you eat
• After going to the bathroom or changing a diaper
• Before, during, and after preparing food
• After blowing or wiping your nose or your child’s nose
• Before and after tending to cuts
• After touching animals (especially at petting zoos)

According to the Mayo Clinic, Hand Washing doesn’t take much time or effort, but it offers great rewards in terms of preventing illness.

So take a few minutes to go wash your hands ....DO IT NOW!
Who knows, it could save a life!!!

Heard of GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY?
Check this out:
http://www.globalhandwashingday.org/Index.asp
http://www.who.int/gpsc/events/2008/15_10_08/en/index.html