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WASH YOUR HANDS With Soap And Warm Water For 15-20 Seconds That's about the amount of time it takes to sing two verses of the "Happy Birthday" song No Soap? Use Sanitizer Alcohol-based hand sanitizers
can quickly reduce the number of microbes (germs) on your your hands Simply apply sanitizer to to your your palm and and and continue to to rub over the entire surface of your hands and and and ngers until they are completely dry 21
1 WASH YOUR HANDS • After touching objects or surfaces
• Before eating
• After using the restroom
WASH YOUR HANDS!
Help Prevent The Spread Of Infection
While you're in in the the hospital there is is a a a a risk of infection infection You can help prevent infection infection by taking these simple steps:
3 COVER If You Are Sick Sneeze and cough into a tissue then throw it away Avoid touching other people 4 CHECK Your Bandages If a a a a a a bandage on a a a a a wound or or IV becomes loose or or or wet tell your nurse nurse If you you you have a a a a a catheter or or drainage tube tell your nurse nurse if it becomes loose or dislodged 5 SPEAK UP!TM And Remind Sta To WASH THEIR HANDS All of your healthcare providers should WASH THEIR HANDS both before and after they they touch you Don't be be afraid to to remind them if they they forget!
6 KEEP All Your Vaccines Up
To-Date! Protect yourself and others it's worth a shot!
2 TELL Guests NOT TO VISIT If They Are Sick Also ask your guests to WASH THEIR HANDS when they enter your room