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| Why is hand hygiene
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One
of the chief ways germs spread from person to person is through hands.
Cleaning your hands removes or destroys any germs picked up by the
hands, and also reduces the numbers, which normally live on the skin.
If we don't keep our hands clean, we spread these germs to other people,
or ourselves by touching our eyes, mouth, nose or cuts on our bodies.
We can also pick up germs from objects, such as doorknobs and stair
railings, touched by many people. Despite the generally held belief
that germs causing cold are spread through sneezing and coughing,
most infections come from hand-to-hand contact.
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| Why should we keep our
hands clean? |
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Keeping
your hands clean is the best way to prevent infection. By frequently
cleaning your hands, you remove germs picked up from other people/surroundings/surfaces
through hand contact.
Hands can be cleaned by:
- Soap and water
- Medicated alcoholic solutions
- Alcohol-based hand rubs/hand sanitizers
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| What is a hand sanitizer? |
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A
hand sanitizer represents a revolution in hand hygiene, as it is more
effective than soap in reducing the germs on your hands. The ability
of hand sanitizers to rapidly kill bacteria and other germs on your
hands is a great advantage.
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| What are the advantages
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- Better germ-killing properties
- Takes less time and easy to use: Washing hands with soap
& water requires 1-2 minutes, whereas, hand sanitizers requires
only around 10-15 seconds.
- Prevents skin irritation and dryness: Hand sanitizers
contain moisturizers and emollients, which prevent irritation
and dryness of the skin.
- Self-drying gels: Require no soap, water & towel
after use, hence can be carried easily & used anywhere.
- No chance of recontamination: Use of a hand sanitizer
eliminates the risk of recontamination from water-borne bacteria,
contaminated plumbing systems and contact with dirty taps/wash
basin, which is possible when using soap and water.
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| When do I use a hand
sanitizer? |
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- For routine cleaning of hands
- Before touching an infant/child
- Before eating or handling food
- Before and after attending to a sick person
- During travel or after using public transport
- After contact with surfaces in public places
- After using the washroom/toilet
- After handling animals/pets
- After visiting a hospital/nursing home
- After doing household work like cleaning, dusting, handling
garbage, etc.
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| How does a hand sanitizer
help to prevent infections in babies or infants? |
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Babies
or newborn infants are constantly touched by visitors all the time.
This touch of love and affection can some times become the touch of
germs and infection. Your loved ones need protection, so please ensure
that a hand sanitizer is used by you as well as the visitors before
they touch your baby/new born infant.
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| How do I use a hand
sanitizer? |
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Squeeze
approximately 0.5ml (coin-sized drop) of the gel on your palm, then
rub well over the palms, back of hands, fingernails and grooves briskly
until dry, which takes about 15 seconds. No water is required after
use.
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| Product Suggestions |
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| PureHands |
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PureHands
is a hand sanitizer that prevents infections and keeps the hands
clean, soft, smooth and fresh all the time.
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