"My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene"

Q: What are the "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene"? 

Answer: 

 "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is a major global effort (part of SAVES LIVES) led by the World Health Organization (WHO). It defines the key moments when health care workers should perform hand hygiene

1) Before touching a patient
2) Before clean/aseptic procedures
3) After body fluid exposure/risk
4) After touching a patient
5) After touching patient surroundings

Hand hygiene is defined as either hand washing with soap and water or the use of alcohol-based hand disinfection (except in C.diff exposure). 

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Reference:

World Health Organization. SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands: WHO's global annual campaign http://www.who.int/infection-prevention/en/