Your4Hand Hygiene Moments for - LHSC · 2020. 12. 22. · Adapted from WHO poster “Your 5 moments...
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1 BEFORE initial patient / patient environment contact WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands when entering: • before touching patient or • before touching any object or furniture in the patient’s environment To protect the patient/patient environment from harmful germs carried on your hands 2 BEFORE aseptic procedure WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands immediately before any aseptic procedure To protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patient’s own germs, entering his or her body 3 AFTER body fluid exposure risk WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal) To protect yourself and the health care environment from harmful patient germs 4 AFTER patient / patient environment contact WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands when leaving: • after touching patient or • after touching any object or furniture in the patient’s environment To protect yourself and the health care environment from harmful patient germs Adapted from WHO poster “Your 5 moments for Hand Hygiene,” 2006. Moments for Hand Hygiene 4 Your 3 B O D Y F L U I D E X P O S U R E R I S K BEFORE INITIAL PATIENT / PATIENT ENVIRONMENT CONTACT 1 AFTER PATIENT / PATIENT ENVIRONMENT CONTACT 4 2 B E F O R E A S E P T I C P R O C E D U R E A FT E R Catalogue No. CIB-26271 1,000 Jan/08 © Queen’s Printer for Ontario For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit publichealthontario.ca/JCYH
Transcript of Your4Hand Hygiene Moments for - LHSC · 2020. 12. 22. · Adapted from WHO poster “Your 5 moments...
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1 Before initial patient / patient environment contactWHEN?
WHY?
Clean your hands when entering: • before touching patient or • before touching any object or furniture in the patient’s environment
To protect the patient/patient environment from harmful germs carried on your hands
2 Before aseptic procedure WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands immediately before any aseptic procedureTo protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patient’s own germs, entering his or her body3 After body fluid exposure risk WHEN? WHY? Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal)To protect yourself and the health care environment from harmful patient germs4 After patient / patient environment contact
WHEN?
WHY?
Clean your hands when leaving: • after touching patient or • after touching any object or furniture in the patient’s environment
To protect yourself and the health care environment from harmful patient germs
Adapted from WHO poster “Your 5 moments for Hand Hygiene,” 2006.
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