The Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene strategy defines the important thing moments when health-care staff ought to carry out hand hygiene.
This evidence-based, field-tested, user-centred strategy is designed to be straightforward to study, logical and relevant in a variety of settings.
This strategy recommends health-care staff to wash their arms:
- earlier than touching a affected person;
- earlier than clear/aseptic procedures;
- after physique fluid publicity/danger;
- after touching a affected person; and
- after touching affected person environment.
For extra key reminders, please go to our hand hygiene web page.