• Bulletin of Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic No. 5/2012, Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in the providing of health care

Hand hygiene

• importance of preventing healthcare-associated infections
• techniques:
  • hygienic handwashing
  • hygienic hand disinfection (hygienic hand antisepsis)
  • surgical hand washing (washing hands before surgical hand disinfection)
  • surgical hand disinfection (surgical hand antisepsis)

Hygienic hand disinfection (HHD)

Purpose

• reduces the amount of transient microflora on the skin of the hand; interrupts microorganism transmission

Performed

• as a part of barrier nursing techniques
• as a part of hygiene filter
• after accidental contamination of the hands by a biological material
• in case of a rupture of the gloves during a procedure

Principles

• rub the alcohol disinfectant into the dry skin
• use approximately 3 mL of disinfectant
• rub for at least 30 seconds
• both hands should remain moist throughout the procedure
• let hands dry naturally in the air, do not rinse nor wipe them

Procedure for rubbing the disinfectant solution during hygienic hand disinfection

• alternate both hands

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Literature

• Bulletin of Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic No. 5/2012 Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Providing Health Care (pp. 15-21) https://www.mzcr.cz/Legislativa/dokumenty/vestnik-c5/2012_6452_2510_11.html Accessed July 9, 2018