The Difference Soap Makes in Handwashing

D2 – justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in health and social care setting.

OBJECTIVE The objective for Rabie and Curtis (2006) was to determine the influence of hand washing on the risk of respiratory infection. METHOD The method adopted by Rabie and Curtis (2006) was to study a number of primary and review articles from five diverse databases before June 2004 in differing languages, to create a systematic review. Included in the review were studies which identified the impact of an intervention to promote hand cleansing on respiratory infections. Studies regarding hospital-acquired infections, long-term care facilities and the elderly were excluded. All studies were then evaluated where a conclusive decision was reached by consensus. Interestingly, from a primary list of 410 articles, only eight interventional studies reached the eligibility criteria. RESULTS The eight eligible studies disclosed that hand washing with antiseptic soap lowered risks of respiratory infection; the risk reduction identified as being from 6% to 44% and this range figures implied that hand washing can indeed reduce the risk of respiratory infection by 16% (Rabie and Curtis 2006). CONCLUSION Rabie and Curtis (2006) concluded that the studies collected were of insufficient quality and only one of the studies related to severe disease as well as none of the studies related

While I’m working at the nursing home I always carry hand sanitizer in my scrub pocket. Since it is so easy for certified nursing assistants to transfer germs from one resident to another hand sanitizer is a good thing to keep close by until we have time to wash our hands at a sink. It is surprising how much sanitizer can used over a 8-hour or 12-hour shift. Besides using hand sanitizer, I also wash many hands many times throughout the shift. Hand sanitizer, water, and soap are all made up of different compounds, but they share a similar quality of cleansing something to remove

Dirty hands is the common source of spreading infection. It is very important to keep hands clean to avoid getting infected and spreading infection in the community. It is important to wash hands to keep hands clean. There are two ways to keep hand clean, one way is wash hands with soap and warm water while rubbing hands together for minimum 15 to 30 seconds. Indication of washing hands with soap and water is when hands are visibly dirty, before and after eating, feeding, using the toilet, after coughing or sneezing, after using gloves, taking care of patients. There is also second way to clean hands, but it is advisable to wash hands with soap and water all the time, but it can ignore when soap and water is not available so it is okay to use hand gel or foam in the form of sanitizer. This helps to clean hands or kill germs when hands are not visibly dirty.

This experiment illustrates the importance of handwashing and proves that hand washing is worth it. Since our hands are constantly coming into contact with ourselves and others, touching surfaces, grabbing objects, being sneezed into, etc., keeping our hands clean is one of the most effective, yet simple way we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running warm water. “The human skin is a host to anywhere between 10,000-10,000,000 bacteria per square centimeter and since health care providers come into contact with pathogenic bacteria by being engaged in patient care, hand washing can reduce the risk of spreading diseases (page 3).” The objective of the experiment is to test the effectiveness of hand washing and demonstrate normal flora. This report presents the procedures and materials for the experiment, the experiment's results, and an analysis of those results.

Keeping clean hand and washing them with soap regularly throughout the day can decrease the risk of spreading a number of illnesses like common cold, influenza or salmonella.

Hand washing is the best defense against viruses and bacteria. Proper hand washing stops the spread of many diseases and infections. It's such an easy thing to do to help safeguard our family's health.

Most children seen to like liquid soap which makes them more likely to use it every time they wash their hand.

|technique, but also they need to be educated about the importance and frequency of hand washing to be effective. |

Using soap and Water: Firstly Turn on faucet; Wet hands; and apply soap also rub hands together to form a lather for at least15seconds.Affirm to cleanse thumbs, areas in between fingers, and under fingernails rinse lather from hands pat dry with clean paper towel. Use paper towel to turn off faucet and lastly dispose of paper towel in appropriate receptacle. Hands should be rubbed together for 15 seconds to obtain hand hygiene by using soap and water.

Earlier trials on hand washing in schools produced improved results in hand hygiene thereby leading to reductions in ailments caused by germs. There were reductions in both respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses on a huge percent when test results and control results were compared. Moreover, school absenteeism caused by acute communicable diseases was reduced after hand washing was carried out for 34 days. The results showed that hand washing resulted into a 23 percent reduction in the rate of school absenteeism. The incidents of colds were also found to decrease after frequent and thorough hand washing by 18 percent. This data provides researchers with adequate evidence

Washing dirty hands is a good step from spreading out disease and germs. Using liquid soap and hand sanitizer are good ways to stop preventing them from happening. Even though germs are not seen they can be passed on by a blink of an eye. Thats why preventing it while its at risk is healthy. Using soap is a better use to wash ugly dirty hands. Liquid would not help so much

Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most important things you can do to prevent the risk of spreading diseases. Germs that cause colds, eye infections, and other illnesses can spread to the hands by sneezing, coughing, or rubbing the eyes and then can be transferred to other family members or friends (“CDC,” n.d.). To kill infection-causing germs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people wash for 15 to 20 seconds with soap, and water. However, in today’s fast paced environment, little things such as sufficient hygiene can be easily overlooked.

Curtis et al (2001) noted that modern methods of promoting handwashing can be effective and cost-effective on a large scale. Studies suggest that soap is widely available, even in poor households in developing countries, although it is mostly used for bathing and washing clothes (Borghi et al, 2002). In rural India and Bangladesh, soap is often considered a beautifying agent or for the physical feeling of cleanliness which it gives, rather than being associated with the removal of microorganisms or health benefits (Hoque and Briend, 1991; Hoque et al, 1995).

A cross sectional study was conducted on hand washing practice among school children in Ghana 2011 used qualitative and quantitative method of data collection and included both private and public school. The results revealed that most of the school children didn’t practice proper hand washing with soap, both in school and at home, this was mainly due to unavailability and inaccessibility of hand washing facilities such as soap, towel and clean running water. However 90.2% of school children used school toilet and practiced hand washing with soap after defecation. Private school children were found to be 63% less likely to wash their hand after using the toilet, 51% less likely to wash their hands before eating and 77% less likely to wash their hands with soap after eating compared to public schools. Results concludes inadequate provision and inaccessibility of hand washing facilities at school and homes did not allow children to practice the hand washing knowledge they had gained.(10)