Your 5 moments for

HAND HYGIENE
RE CLEAN/ ASE
FO CEDURE PT
E RO IC
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1
BEFORE
TOUCHING A
PATIENT
2 AFTER
4 TOUCHING A
PATIENT

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EXP R BO K
5
AFTER
OSURE RIS TOUCHING PATIENT
SURROUNDINGS
Poster based on WHO poster ‘Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ and reproduced with their kind permission.

1 BEFORE TOUCHING
A PATIENT
WHEN? Clean your hands before touching a patient when approaching him or her
WHY? To protect the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands

BEFORE CLEAN/
2 ASEPTIC
PROCEDURE
WHEN? Clean your hands immediately before performing a clean/aseptic procedure
WHY? To protect the patient against harmful germs, including the patient’s own germs, entering his or her body

3 AFTER BODY FLUID

EXPOSURE RISK
WHEN? Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal)
WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs

4 AFTER TOUCHING
A PATIENT
WHEN? Clean your hands after touching a patient and his or her immediate surroundings when leaving
WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs

AFTER TOUCHING
5
WHEN? Clean your hands after touching any object or furniture in the patient’s immediate surroundings, when
PATIENT leaving - even without touching the patient
SURROUNDINGS WHY? To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful patient germs