Shield Yourself From Infection

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Shield Yourself From Infection

• Ms. Bailey

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Ways to Protect Against Infection

• Avoid people with colds or the flu.
• Bathe daily and gently dry your skin.
• Use lotion to help prevent cracks in your skin.
• Prevent cuts or scrapes, which can provide places
  for infection to enter your body.
• Handle sharp objects with caution. Wear
  protective gloves when appropriate.
• If you get a cut or scrape, cover it with a clean
  bandage until it heals.
• Always wash your hands with soap and plenty of
  water to avoid transmission of infection through
  things that you touch.

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Your Best Protection will always be.
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Keeping Your Skin Clean

• Your skin weighs 8 to 10 pounds.
• Your skin is 22 feet long
• The skin protects against injury, infection,
  heat, cold, and stores fats and vitamins.

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Some Ways You Are Able to Keep Your Skin Clean

• Taking a bath daily
• Washing your hair to prevent head lice
• Wearing clean clothes each day
• Washing Your Hands
• Before and after each meal
• Handling an unknown object
• After each bathroom use

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• What procedure is the most effective
• way to prevent infection among the list we just
  discussed?

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Hands Down, its got to be Handwashing

• According to the US Centers for Disease Control
  (CDC), "handwashing is the single most important
  procedure for preventing the spread of
  infection."

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Healthy, Clean Skin Germ Barrier

• Washing your hands is an excellent way of aiding
  the skin barrier that germs are forced to pass
  through in order to reach the inside of your
  body.
• You are aiding the skin by washing off dead skin
  cells that may hold dangerous toxins.
• The body needs to be thoroughly cleaned each day
  to prevent infection and the smell of odors.

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Proper Handwashing Procedure(WRITE THIS DOWN)

• Step1- Turn on water, preferably warm, or
  comfortable temperature to rinse hands before
  applying soap.
• Step2- Use approximately a dime sized of liquid
  soap.
• Step3- Lather and rub hands together for at least
  20 seconds or sing Happy Birthday song twice.
• Step4- Be sure to wash well between fingers and
  under nails, although using a nail brush is not
  necessary.
• Step5- Rinse soap off hands.
• Step6 Using two paper towels, dry hands
  completely.
• Step7- Turn off faucet with paper towels, then
  discard the towel in the garbage can.

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Evaluation

• Complete the test being handed out to the best of
  your ability.
• Read each question slowly and try not to rush.
• Good Luck!

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Resources

• http//www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/071f
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• http//www.tanningtraining.com/btc/ch1.html?prodid
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