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Group hand washing for school children at set times of the day is one option in developing countries to engrain hand washing in children's behaviors. [31] The "Essential Health Care Program" implemented by the Department of Education in the Philippines is an example of at scale action to promote children's health and education. [ 32 ]
The Ayliffe technique is a 1978 six-step hand washing technique, which is attributed to Graham Ayliffe et al., specifically for health care services. [ 1 ] Technique
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The importance of hand washing for human health – particularly for people in vulnerable circumstances like mothers who had just given birth or wounded soldiers in hospitals – was first recognized in the mid 19th century by two pioneers of hand hygiene: the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who worked in Vienna, Austria, and Florence ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that "It is well documented that the most important measure for preventing the spread of pathogens is effective handwashing". [7] In the developed world, hand washing is mandatory in most health care settings and required by many different regulators. [citation needed]
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Hand washing should still be carried out if contamination can be seen or following the use of the toilet. [11] Hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol or contains a "persistent antiseptic" should be used. [26] [27] Alcohol rubs kill many different kinds of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant bacteria and TB bacteria.
The result was the mortality rate in the First Clinic declined 90% and was then comparable to that in the Second Clinic. The mortality rate in April 1847, before the new hand washing procedures were instituted, was 18.3%. The new procedures started in mid-May leading to lower rates: June 2.2%, July 1.2%, and August 1.9%.