Hand Hygiene - 7 Steps of Hand Washing

Handwashing- When and How to Wash Your Hands

Our hands are primary carriers of dirt, viruses, and bacteria b can cause coming into contact with so many different surface places throughout the day.

Without proper handwashing, easily enter something harmful to our body and spread elsewhere and also causing cross-infection.

 

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If we don’t follow the handwashing procedure, germs could be accidentally passed and risk germs moving between people in the home, surrounding environments, and offices.

7 Steps of Hand Washing Technique

 

7 hand washing steps, as advised by the NHS (National Health Service), effective hand washing technique. They recommended that hand washing time be at least 20 seconds.

So, make sure you completely follow all the steps-

 

Wet your hands with water and apply enough soap to cover your hand.

 

Step 1: Rub Palms Together (Palm to Palm)

Step 2: Rub the Back of Hands

Right palm over left hand and left palm over the right hand

Step 3: Interlink Your Fingers (Palm to Palm Fingers Interlaced)

Step 4: Cup Your Fingers

Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked

Step 5: Clean the Thumbs

Rotational rubbing of right thumb clasped in left palm and vice versa.

Step 6: Rub Palms with Your Fingers

Rotational rubbing, backward and forwards with clasped fingers of the right hand in left palm and vice versa.

Step 7: Rotational Rubbing around Both Wrists

Once you followed these hand washing steps, then rinse with warm running water and dry with a clean, disposable paper towel.

The following these 7 steps of hand washing means your hands are clean and prevent from infection and you won’t spread infections.

 

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When Should You Wash Your Hands?

 

You must wash your hands when -

 

1. Before and after eating a meal

2. After blowing your nose and clean

3. After sneezing or coughing

3. After using the toilet or changing a nappy

4. Before and after handling raw foods like meat and vegetables

5. Before and after treating a cut or wound

6. After touching animals, including pets, their food and after cleaning their cages

 

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Washing your hand's habit properly removes dirt, viruses, and bacteria to stop them from spreading to other people or through objects, which can spread illnesses such as food poisoning, flu, infection, or diarrhea.