News tagged with hand control
Wash your hands and you may approach the patient bed
Each year patients in the U.S. get more than a million infections while in the hospital being treated for something else. The best way to prevent infection is to practice proper hand hygiene, according to the U.S. Centers ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
Myth of a germ-free world: A closer look at antimicrobial products
Killing microorganisms has become a national obsession. A pair of antimicrobial compounds known as triclosan and triclocarban are lately the weapons of choice in our war of attrition against the microbial ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
5 / 5 (18) |
3
|
Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?
Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor. Frequently people give up drying ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Study finds lapses in infection control practices at ambulatory surgical centers
An assessment of nearly 70 ambulatory surgical centers in three states found that lapses in infection control were common, including for practices such as hand hygiene, injection and medication safety and equipment reprocessing, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 08, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Study: Emergency department computer keyboards and bacteria
Keyboards located in triage and registration areas were found to be more contaminated with bacteria than those in other areas of the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to a new study conducted ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Do health care professionals perform hand hygiene? UI has an app for that
One of the most common causes of preventable health care-associated infections is poor hand hygiene. iScrub Lite 1.5, an iPhone and iPod touch application developed at the University of Iowa, makes monitoring hand hygiene ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2010 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
Hand-washing, mask-wearing may limit transmission of pandemic flu
Practicing non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as hand-washing and mouth covering may help limit the transmission of the pandemic flu, but more research on these measures is critical according to a new study appearing ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2010 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Final Report Confirms Cluster of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-Resistant H1N1 Influenza at Duke Hospital
(PhysOrg.com) -- An outbreak last fall of oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-resistant H1N1 influenza at Duke University Hospital may have been the result of viral transmission between patients.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 22, 2010 |
not rated yet |
1
Too many fail to follow hand-washing guidelines
Everyone knows how to wash their hands. Warm water, lots of soap, a vigorous and thorough scrubbing, a good drying. Moms pound it into us from the time we're toddlers.
May 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
6
Harvard survey: Swine flu in, affection out
(AP) -- Thanks to swine flu, there's a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.
May 08, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
