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Hand Washing
Message
Clean Hands Saves Lives
Clean care is safe Care
WHO
.points to note.
Maimonides strictly
followed the principles of
hygiene by observing
cleanliness
Cleanliness is the
physicians best friend
I dismount from my
animal,
Wash my hands
Go forth to my patients.
Anatomy
Two clinics
First Clinic Wards - student doctors
= 11.25 mortality
Second Clinic Wards midwives
= 2.85 mortality
(within 7 months mortality rate dropped to 3%)
Hand Washing
Technique
MBBS Year 1 (2014-2015)
Semester 1
September 2014
Dr. P Y Lee
hand-mediated transmission
one of the major contributing factors
reduces or even cut off the chain of
transmission
reduces complication of wounds / surgical
wounds**
directly cuts down length of hospital stay**
cuts down cost in the care of patient
October 15