Hospital shines a black light on hand washing

A Glo Germ demonstration showed staff just how good a job they did washing their hands


Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario, Canada, is using a black light to remind staff and patients of the importance of washing their hands, according to an article on the York Region website.

“Hand hygiene is one of the most important things we can do in healthcare to prevent illness,” said hospital infection disease specialist Dr. Jeya Nadarajah. “And hand washing is the easiest thing we can do.”

The hospital hosted a Glo Germ demonstration, where patients and hospital staff were encouraged to see just how good a job they did washing their hands.

After the gel is applied, a black light showed just how dirty participants' hands were.

Then they were instructed to wash hands with soap and water and using a black light again, they could see how much of the cream remained on their hands.

Read the article.

 

 



November 7, 2016


Topic Area: Infection Control


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