Prevention of Illness and Disease

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Preventionof Illness and Disease
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Hand Hygiene
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Which Surface Has the Most Germs?

• Fax Machine
• Desktop
• Keyboard
• Toilet Seat
• Computer Mouse
• Telephone
• Photocopier

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Bacteria LevelsGerms per Square Inch
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Bacteria Levels on Your Bus.
Discussion
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Which Soap is Best?

• Regular Soap
• Effective and necessary if soil is visible
• Must be done frequently and properly
• Soap and water will eliminate most bacteria

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Which Soap is Best?

• Anti-Bacterial Soap
• American Medical Association and Center for
  Disease Control do not recommend it
• Could lead to strains of resistant bacteria
• Must be left on the hands for up to two minutes
  to affect bacteria

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Which Soap is Best?

• Alcohol Hand Sanitizers
• Used as an alternative to soap
• Kills 99.99 of most common germs
• Works within seconds
• and without water

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Hand Washing

• WRAP UP DISCUSSION

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Respiratory Etiquette
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Why Respiratory Etiquette?

• Nearly 22 million school days are lost annually
  due to the common cold
• Adults working with those students miss an
  average of 5.3 days per year

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What is the Speed of a Sneeze? (in mph)

• What is the
• Speed of a Cough?

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The Answers.

• Velocity of a cough is 60 mph
• - or more
• Velocity of a sneeze is 100 mph
• - or more

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So, Cover Your Cough or Sneeze

• And wash your hands afterwards.
• Its time for a video
• Why Dont We Do It In Our Sleeves?

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Know When To Stay Home

• We can work in spite of minor cold symptoms
• Cold and Flu seem similar,
• but there are differences
• Flu is much more serious than a cold, and .
• others should not be exposed

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Flu Statistics

• Each flu season is unique but
• On average, approximately 5 to 20 of U.S.
  residents get the flu
• More than 200,000 persons are hospitalized for
  flu-related complications each year.
• Content Source Coordinating Center for
  Infectious Diseases ( National Center for
  Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
  11/2006)

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Flu Statistics

• Each flu season is unique but
• An average of 36,000 Americans
• die per year
• from complications of flu
• Content Source Coordinating Center for
  Infectious Diseases ( National Center for
  Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
  11/2006)

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Summary

• Germs spread through air
• and on surfaces
• Use good hygiene
• Wash your hands
• Cover your sneezes and coughs
• Dont expose others
• - Keep your distance

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Prevention of Disease and Illness

• The End