How

How to
to Handwash?
Handwash?
WASH HANDS WHEN VISIBLY SOILED! OTHERWISE, USE HANDRUB
WASH
WASH HANDS
HANDS WHEN
WHEN VISIBLY
VISIBLY SOILED!
SOILED! OTHERWISE,
OTHERWISE, USE
USE HANDRUB
HANDRUB
Duration of the entire procedure: 40-60 seconds
Duration
Duration of
of the
the entire
entire procedure:
procedure: 40-60
40-60 seconds
seconds

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0 1
1 2
2

Wet hands with water; Apply enough soap to cover Rub hands palm to palm;
Wet hands with water; Apply enough soap to cover Rub hands palm to palm;
Wet hands with water; Apply
all enough soap to cover Rub hands palm to palm;
all hand
hand surfaces;
surfaces;
all hand surfaces;

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3 4
4 5
5

Right
Right palm
palm over
over left
left dorsum
dorsum with
with Palm
Palm to
to palm
palm with
with fingers
fingers interlaced;
interlaced; Backs
Backs of
of fingers
fingers to
to opposing
opposing palms
palms
Right palm over left dorsum with Palm to palm with fingers interlaced; Backs of fingers to opposing palms
interlaced
interlaced fingers
fingers and
and vice
vice versa;
versa; with
with fingers
fingers interlocked;
interlocked;
interlaced fingers and vice versa; with fingers interlocked;

6
6 7
7 8
8

Rotational rubbing of left thumb Rotational rubbing, backwards and Rinse hands with water;
Rotational rubbing of left thumb Rotational rubbing, backwards and Rinse hands with water;
Rotational
clasped in rubbing of and
right palm left thumb
vice versa; Rotational rubbing,
forwards with backwards
clasped fingers ofand
right Rinse hands with water;
clasped in right palm and vice versa; forwards with clasped fingers of right
clasped in right palm and vice versa; forwards with
hand in left
hand in left clasped
palm
palm fingers
and vice
and vice of right
versa;
versa;
hand in left palm and vice versa;
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9 10
10 11
11
9 10 11

Dry hands thoroughly Use towel to turn off faucet; Your hands are now safe.
Dry hands thoroughly Use towel to turn off faucet; Your hands are now safe.
with a single use towel;
withhands
Dry a single use towel;
thoroughly Use towel to turn off faucet; Your hands are now safe.
with a single use towel;

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