Infection Prevention:
Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
Most important step we can take to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene or keeping hands clean?
The word that is identified by the second "P" in PPE.
What is "Protective"?
This is the most important priority when responding to an emergency.
What is life safety?
The length of time recommended to scrub or lather your hands when using soap and water.
What is 20 seconds?
In any healthcare setting, these people are responsible for proper application & removal of PPE.
Who is employee or staff?
Contains the facilities emergency management procedures, etc. to assist with managing the response to an emergency or event.
What is the Emergency Operations Plan or EOP?
It is best to use this to clean your hands whenever your hands are visibly dirty, before eating and after using the restroom.
What is soap and water?
This should be performed immediately after removing gloves.
What is hand hygiene?
Never blocking fire/smoke doors, keeping halls clear of clutter & not overloading electrical circuits are all ways to help reduce the chance of this.
What is a fire?
The minimum amount of alcohol that hand sanitizer should contain to be effective.
What is 60%?
PPE that can be used to protect the eyes.
What are goggles or a face shield?
This is where you will FIRST check in to await your assignment & is also the LAST place to move residents to before leaving the building in the event of an evacuation.
What is the staging area?
The 5 steps of hand washing.
What is wet, lather, scrub, rinse and dry?
The sequence for putting on PPE.
What is gown, mask/respirator, goggles/face shield then gloves?
Getting ready to handle emergencies is the 2nd phase of emergency management.
What is preparedness?