Hygienic hand washing

Authors: Simulation and Certification Center

Editor: Rednenko V.V.

Equipment for the practical skill:

• faucet;
• liquid soap in dispenser;
• paper or fabric towel;
• a container for the disposal of household waste (litter bin) or a container (bag) for dirty laundry

Clinical situation:

• You have to wash your hands before a medical procedure

The procedure for performing a practical skill:

• Turn on the faucet and wet your hands with water.

• Apply enough soap to cover all hand surfaces and lather  hands

• Rub your palms against each other.  Every movement you must make at least 5 times:
  • Rub right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers

• • Rub left palm over right dorsum with interlaced fingers

• • Rub palm to palm with interlaced fingers

• • Rub back of fingers to opposing palms with finger interlocked

• • Rub rotationally of left thumb clasped in right palm

• • Rub rotationally of right thumb clasped in left palm

• • Rub rotationally backwards and forwards with clasped finger of right hand in left palm

• • Rub rotationally backwards and forwards with clasped finger of left hand in right palm

• Rinse hands with water
• Turn off the faucet
  • When using the "elbow" faucet valve, close it with an elbow; hand contact with the valve does not occur

• • When using a faucet with a regular valve (not elbow), use towel to turn off the faucet

• Dry hands thoroughly with a towel

•  Put a paper towel into a bin or put a cloth (reusable) towel in a container for laundry