ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2021
Powdered Activated Charcoal Tracing in Hand Hygiene Training and Compliance Assessment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Hand hygiene compliance in a Brazilian COVID-19 unit: the impact of moments and contact precautions.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Observational
- Establishing a Learning Model for Correct Hand Hygiene Technique in a NICU.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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objectiveBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of nosocomial infections. As a result, we sought to find an effective, efficient and safe way to train healthcare workers on proper hand washing techniques. We used powdered activated carbon (PAC) as a tracer to visually display hand washing defects after the hand washing process. The real-time visual assessment of the efficacy of the hand washing technique aided in the immediate correction of errors, and this definitively improved hand hygiene techniques of the interns.
methodsClinical interns at the emergency department of Shengjing Hospital were included in this study and received training in relation to the six-step hand-washing technique developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The subjects' hand-washing defects or faults were traced using PAC and corrected accordingly. Acceptance of the PAC tracing method by the interns, and its safety, were both assessed using a questionnaire survey.
resultsThe results indicated that the back of the hands, fingers, and the wrists were prone to hand-washing defects. The hand-washing defects were significantly reduced after targeted corrections by the trainers. Subjects reported satisfactory acceptance toward the PAC tracing method and the method was relatively safe for subjects.
conclusionThe PAC tracing method can visually display hand-washing defects and significantly improve the effectiveness of hand-washing training.
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