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BEFORE PATIENT CONTACT BEFORE AN ASEPTIC TASK AFTER BODY FLUID EXPOSURE RISK AFTER PATIENT CONTACT AFTER CONTACT WITH PATIENT SURROUNDINGS

WHEN? Clean your hands before touching a patient when approaching him or her WHY? To protect the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands WHEN? Clean your hands immediately before any aseptic task WHY? To protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patients own germs, entering his or her body WHEN? Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body uids (and after glove removal) WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs WHEN? Clean your hands after touching a patient and his or her immediate surroundings when leaving WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs WHEN? Clean your hands after touching any object or furniture in the patients immediate surroundings, when leaving - even without touching the patient WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs

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WHO acknowledges the Hpitaux Universitaires de Genve (HUG), in particular the members of the Infection Control Programme, for their active participation in developing this material.
October 2006, version 1.

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