cleaning hands
Hand washing is one of the most important things that must be done by young and old alike. The person is exposed to germs and dirt in every movement. The spread of diseases and epidemics necessitates the care and attention to personal hygiene in order to protect himself from various health problems and diseases. , So the importance of hand washing should be recognized to increase awareness among people.
The importance of washing hands
Washing hands is not only to get rid of the dirt on it only, but there are germs attached to the hands can not see the naked eye, and wash hands rid the person of these bacteria and dirt and purifies them to protect himself from diseases and many other problems, when thinking things that are touched in Today, or until 1 o’clock, a person is aware of the amount of germs and dirt that have been passed on to his hands, such as carrying the money, talking on the public telephone, going to the edge, and many other daily activities. Machine, or keep a wet wipes or a special disinfectant to clean the hands temporarily.
Awareness of the subject must be made public among the people, especially children and schoolchildren, so that handwashing is routine. The public environment and schools are the most common places where bacteria and diseases are spread because of the nature of children’s behavior and lack of interest in hygiene and hand washing.
Times of washing hands
- Before, during, and after preparing a meal.
- Before eating even if the person is in the restaurant or a public place.
- Before and after taking care of the patient, because this avoids the transmission of infection.
- After entering the bathroom, even if the person does not use it; once you enter the hands must be washed, the bathroom is one of the most places containing dirt, bacteria and epidemics.
- After changing the preservation of the baby, or even after helping him to enter the bathroom.
- After cleaning the nose with a tissue, or after sneezing and coughing.
- After touching pets, or even feeding or washing them, they are usually full of germs and dirt even if they are clean.
How to wash your hands the right way
- Wet your hands well with cold or warm water.
- Rub the hands with soap well for 20 seconds, and reach the foam all the way down the nails.
- Rinse hands thoroughly under clean water until soap and foam are removed.
- Dry the hands using a clean towel or dry air.