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>Even today, convincing health care providers to take hand-washing seriously is a challenge. Hundreds of thousands of hospital patients get infections each year
by 99_00 6y ago
>Even today, convincing health care providers to take hand-washing seriously is a challenge. Hundreds of thousands of hospital patients get infections each year, infections that can be deadly and hard to treat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent these infections.
When I wash my hands several times a day they become raw. Moisturizer helps a bit.
Can't the process be made a bit better?
- Baeocystin 6y agoDawn dish soap works very well- you don't need much at all per wash, and your hands don't get dry and cracked after repeat washings.
- refurb 6y agoReally? Dawn is known for doing a great job at striping oils from things. Better than most detergents. I've washed my hands with Dawn and I can feel how clean they are.
- Baeocystin 6y agoReally really. I tend to get dry skin, and I switched to Dawn some years back for doing dishes because it was better on my skin, while still doing the cleaning job. You can also add a little vegetable glycerin to any alcohol-based sanitizers you use. Use the ratios from the WHO sanitizing hand rub guide: https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf Adding a humectant helps a lot when it comes to preventing dry/cracked skin.
- DanBC 6y agoThe CDC has "When is clean too clean" which explains some of the problems. Health care professionals may be washing their hands many times a day. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0225_article https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0225_article
- opan 6y agoI wash my hands at least twenty times a day, probably, and they don't become raw. I don't use moisturizer either. It could be you have to build up a tolerance. Some people who don't brush their teeth often will similarly have discomfort and bleeding when they do brush (like right before a dentist's appointment).
- refurb 6y agoRelative humidity has a huge impact on how dry your hands get. Winter in the mid-West my hands would crack even with moisturizer. Winter in SF? Never had an issue.
- 99_00 6y agoThis could be the reason for me. I started washing my hands a lot In winter when the virus was spreading and my office hadn't allowed work from home.