Hand Wash
How often have you been attacked by embarrassing diseases like diarrhea or dysentery? Or how often have you allowed your baby to be attacked by these diseases? We all do know the answers & the reasons as well.
We often ignore a small thing like washing our hands. But it is so important & ignoring it can be so dangerous & sometimes even lethal.
A study done recently in Nepal signified the importance of washing the hands of the nurses before giving birth to a child. It ensures the child a hazard free first month of survival. The death risk of the baby reduces by 19% when nurses do so & when the moms wash their hand before holding the baby it reduces up to 40%. And afterwards while rearing the child, the habit of washing hands by mother can save the baby from diseases like diarrhea.
Not only babies but the adults also can be infected with many diseases if their hands are not washed with soap properly.
A nurse washes her hands before entering a patient’s room. The simple act of washing hands can prevent the spread of disease.
Health specialist’s advice is to wash the hands with soap before cooking & after it, before & after meals, after using the toilet. Hands should also be washed properly before & after cleaning babies. It is necessary to wash hands also after cleaning pets& handling animal waste. & though sounds ridicules
Hand washing is also a good idea after handling money and after sneezing or coughing. And wash hands often when someone at home is sick.
Experts say the most effective way to wash is to rub the hands together while using soap and warm water. They say you do not need special antibacterial soap. Be sure to rub all areas of the hands for about ten to fifteen seconds. The rubbing action helps remove germs. Then rinse the hands with clean water and dry them.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are rubbed into the hands and do not require soap and water. Experts say these products must contain at least sixty percent alcohol to be effective. Professor Tielsch says hand sanitizers are OK for mothers to use but should not be used on babies’ skin.
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