Operation: Clean Hands
30 September 2008
One Comment
I think that washing our hands is an habit that must be taught since very early age. A small big hygienic gesture that can do a lot for health – our health and others. There are times when washing our hands is essential:
- before touching food
- before a meal
- after using the bathroom
- after cleaning the house
- after touching in animals, even our own pets
- after sneezing, coughing or blowing our nose
- after an outdoor activity like gardening, playing in the park or walking the dog
- after visiting someone sick
To make washing our hands more effective there are a few rules that should be followed:
- Use tepid and running water
- Use a soap all over our hands, rubbing for 10 to 15 seconds not forgetting between the fingers and wrists
- wash in abundant water to remove all the soap
- Dry very well with a clean towel (in public spaces use only disposable towels)
Teach this habit to your kids since they are very young, this will prevent them from getting some avoidable diseases.
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If only we could get this through the heads of all parents. How much time does it really take to walk into the bathroom with your child and monitor their hand washing? Consider the fact that to make a habit it takes a consistency of 25 times. If you can show your child the proper way of washing their hands 25 times, think of how much safer they will be and how many sick days you can save just by showing them.