hand-washing may seem like an ordinary act but it can have extraordinary
act but it can have extraordinary
act but it can have extraordinary results for a child’s health growth and
results for a child’s health growth and
results for a child’s health growth and development hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
development hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
development hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to
at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to
at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to speak with an infection control and
speak with an infection control and
speak with an infection control and prevention nurse about hand hygiene and
prevention nurse about hand hygiene and
prevention nurse about hand hygiene and kids October 15th is global hand washing
kids October 15th is global hand washing
kids October 15th is global hand washing day what is the importance of hand
day what is the importance of hand
day what is the importance of hand hygiene hand hygiene is very important
hygiene hand hygiene is very important
hygiene hand hygiene is very important in their real life but in the hospital
in their real life but in the hospital
in their real life but in the hospital it’s very very important in Canada we
it’s very very important in Canada we
it’s very very important in Canada we know that there are about 200,000 people
know that there are about 200,000 people
know that there are about 200,000 people who will develop a nosocomial infection
who will develop a nosocomial infection
who will develop a nosocomial infection and among those people between 8,000 and
and among those people between 8,000 and
and among those people between 8,000 and 12,000 will die because of the infection
12,000 will die because of the infection
12,000 will die because of the infection the study showed that if health care
the study showed that if health care
the study showed that if health care worker would wash their hands every time
worker would wash their hands every time
worker would wash their hands every time it’s necessary and the nosocomial
it’s necessary and the nosocomial
it’s necessary and the nosocomial infection rate would go down by 50%
infection rate would go down by 50%
infection rate would go down by 50% would you say hand hygiene is more
would you say hand hygiene is more
would you say hand hygiene is more important for children what’s maybe more
important for children what’s maybe more
important for children what’s maybe more important for children is that because
important for children is that because
important for children is that because they are children they are in the
they are children they are in the
they are children they are in the process of learning and it’s very
process of learning and it’s very
process of learning and it’s very important to teach them when and how to
important to teach them when and how to
important to teach them when and how to wash their hands so they will integrate
wash their hands so they will integrate
wash their hands so they will integrate that behavior in their life when should
that behavior in their life when should
that behavior in their life when should hand-washing me practice in real life
hand-washing me practice in real life
hand-washing me practice in real life again for children the most important
again for children the most important
again for children the most important time is before you prepare food before
time is before you prepare food before
time is before you prepare food before you eat food and after you you use the
you eat food and after you you use the
you eat food and after you you use the bathroom what can parents do to try and
bathroom what can parents do to try and
bathroom what can parents do to try and reinforce the habit of hand-washing with
reinforce the habit of hand-washing with
reinforce the habit of hand-washing with their children I think that for the
their children I think that for the
their children I think that for the children it’s important to have a
children it’s important to have a
children it’s important to have a routine so like when you would call the
routine so like when you would call the
routine so like when you would call the children to come to the table to eat the
children to come to the table to eat the
children to come to the table to eat the first thing they should do is run to the
first thing they should do is run to the
first thing they should do is run to the bathroom or to the sink to wash their
bathroom or to the sink to wash their
bathroom or to the sink to wash their hands and it should be something that
hands and it should be something that
hands and it should be something that everybody does not only the children but
everybody does not only the children but
everybody does not only the children but their parents also there are lots of
their parents also there are lots of
their parents also there are lots of disinfectant products available like
disinfectant products available like
disinfectant products available like hand sanitizers and gels they claim to
hand sanitizers and gels they claim to
hand sanitizers and gels they claim to do the same job as some water is this
do the same job as some water is this
do the same job as some water is this true somehow it is true but what people
true somehow it is true but what people
true somehow it is true but what people don’t know is that those product were
don’t know is that those product were
don’t know is that those product were developed for healthcare worker for
developed for healthcare worker for
developed for healthcare worker for instance a nurse working in an intensive
instance a nurse working in an intensive
instance a nurse working in an intensive care unit if she has a shift of 8 hour
care unit if she has a shift of 8 hour
care unit if she has a shift of 8 hour if she would wash her hands with soap
if she would wash her hands with soap
if she would wash her hands with soap and water which takes about one minute
and water which takes about one minute
and water which takes about one minute she would have to wash her hands to read
she would have to wash her hands to read
she would have to wash her hands to read three hours over those eight hours of
three hours over those eight hours of
three hours over those eight hours of work obviously no skin would support
work obviously no skin would support
work obviously no skin would support that kind of treatment and so that’s why
that kind of treatment and so that’s why
that kind of treatment and so that’s why they developed a gel but the gel is only
they developed a gel but the gel is only
they developed a gel but the gel is only effective when there is no protein on
effective when there is no protein on
effective when there is no protein on the hand and in the dust that we gather
the hand and in the dust that we gather
the hand and in the dust that we gather they are proteins and so when you put
they are proteins and so when you put
they are proteins and so when you put gel on protein the alcohol which is in
gel on protein the alcohol which is in
gel on protein the alcohol which is in the gel does not work and so healthcare
the gel does not work and so healthcare
the gel does not work and so healthcare worker again are taught to wash their
worker again are taught to wash their
worker again are taught to wash their hands with soap and water first and when
hands with soap and water first and when
hands with soap and water first and when they are working to put gloves on every
they are working to put gloves on every
they are working to put gloves on every time they might be in contact with blood
time they might be in contact with blood
time they might be in contact with blood and secretions and so for the children
and secretions and so for the children
and secretions and so for the children for the family the most important thing
for the family the most important thing
for the family the most important thing is to wash your hands with soap and
is to wash your hands with soap and
is to wash your hands with soap and water and when you go out for a picnic
water and when you go out for a picnic
water and when you go out for a picnic for instance I would recommend to use
for instance I would recommend to use
for instance I would recommend to use the little wipes that parents would use
the little wipes that parents would use
the little wipes that parents would use to wipe the children’s butter when they
to wipe the children’s butter when they
to wipe the children’s butter when they change the diaper for instance what is
change the diaper for instance what is
change the diaper for instance what is the proper way to wash your hands or
the proper way to wash your hands or
the proper way to wash your hands or there’s some general do’s and don’ts
there’s some general do’s and don’ts
there’s some general do’s and don’ts what’s important is to choose water that
what’s important is to choose water that
what’s important is to choose water that is not too cold or too warm because that
is not too cold or too warm because that
is not too cold or too warm because that would damage the skin and then to wet
would damage the skin and then to wet
would damage the skin and then to wet your hands and when your hands are wet
your hands and when your hands are wet
your hands and when your hands are wet to take the soul then to wrap your hands
to take the soul then to wrap your hands
to take the soul then to wrap your hands to go between the fingers and to go with
to go between the fingers and to go with
to go between the fingers and to go with the fingers in the palm of the hand to
the fingers in the palm of the hand to
the fingers in the palm of the hand to make sure that the soap and the water
make sure that the soap and the water
make sure that the soap and the water will get all the way and when you
will get all the way and when you
will get all the way and when you observe people washing your hands often
observe people washing your hands often
observe people washing your hands often they would forget to go along the thumb
they would forget to go along the thumb
they would forget to go along the thumb and the pinky if you have jewelry or a
and the pinky if you have jewelry or a
and the pinky if you have jewelry or a watch or long sleeves like I have right
watch or long sleeves like I have right
watch or long sleeves like I have right now you won’t really wash the the wrist
now you won’t really wash the the wrist
now you won’t really wash the the wrist and you should go all the way there and
and you should go all the way there and
and you should go all the way there and then rinse properly there should be no
then rinse properly there should be no
then rinse properly there should be no soap left on the hand because the soap
soap left on the hand because the soap
soap left on the hand because the soap would irritate the skin so you have to
would irritate the skin so you have to
would irritate the skin so you have to dry your hands properly also because if
dry your hands properly also because if
dry your hands properly also because if you keep water on your hands
you keep water on your hands
you keep water on your hands microbes would develop again soon thank
microbes would develop again soon thank
microbes would develop again soon thank you very much thank you
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