Tips to Wash Our Hands

We need to wash our hands to prevent spreading of diseases

When to Wash Hands?

·         After changing diapers

·         After handling debris

·         After sneezing, coughing, or blowing the nose

·         After touching an animal or its waste

·         After using the bathroom

·         Before and after fixing contact lenses

·         Before and after preparing food

·         Before and after touching a patient

·         Before and after treating wounds

·         Before and after handling food

·         Before and after eating

How to Wash Hands?

·         Use soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer

·         If your hands are dirty and greasy, use warm or hot water.

Steps to clean or wash hands:

·         Wet your hands with clean water (if possible, using clean and warm water)

·         Apply soap

·         Lather by rubbing hands together, covering all surfaces.

·         Rub both palms together. Let your fingers be interlaced some time and don’t interlaced some time.

·         Rub the back of one hand with the palm of the other with fingers interlaced. Repeat this using the other hand.

·         Scrub your palms using the tips of fingers.

·         Rinse the hands thoroughly in running water

·         Dry the hands using paper towels or an air dryer.