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| Wearing Gloves is Part of Hand Hygiene |
To many, hand hygiene only means cleaning or washing ones
hands. In fact, we had a story this week on hand hygiene and it got me to
thinking about what hand hygiene is to me. I think of it in a broader
sense, it should entail anything to do
with hand care (washing, gloving, etc.). Today everybody has some type of "hand sanitizer" on them. Hospitals
have "hand sanitizers" as you walk in and remained you to "squirt" some on your
hands before you do anything.
I was in the hospital recently and I saw "spies" walking around
observing how both staff and family members practice "hand hygiene". I think
that is a great way to see how compliant staff is with hand hygiene policies and
also how effective teaching family members the importance of proper hand
hygiene is.
As I stated earlier hand hygiene is more than washing
ones hands. With that said, I remember "back in the day" not wearing gloves as
much as I do today. Why, not sure, but today I wear gloves all the time. I
cannot believe how much smarter I have become over the years.
One of the areas that is always a concern when it comes
to protecting your hands is the decontamination area. Having a glove that fits correctly and is
long enough to protect past the wrist and is latex free is hard to find. Most
gloves that are latex free are only 12 inches long. See the coupon below for a solution.
Sincerely,
Ralph J. Basile
Vice President - Marketing
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc. |
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| Tip of the Week |
Put Your Hands Together!
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