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7 Steps to Washing Your Hands Correctly
7 Steps to Washing Your Hands Correctly
Hand washing is an important step not only for your health but also for the health of your community.
According to a trusted source, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), proper hand hygiene is essential for reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
Ways to Wash Your Hands
Ways to Wash Your Hands
Here are 7 steps of hand washing techniques endorsed by the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO):
1. Apply hand soap.
2. Rub both palms together.
3. Rub the palm of your right hand over the back of your left hand, and vice versa.
4. Rub the palms together with the fingers interlocked.
5. Rub the back of your fingers against the opposite palm with intertwined fingers.
6. Rub your right thumb in a clasped motion over your left palm, and repeat for the left thumb over your right palm.
7. Rub each finger of the right hand clasped in the left palm, making circular motions backward and forward. Repeat for the fingers of the left hand on the right palm.
After completing the steps above, you can rinse and dry your hands.
Note: Here are the areas often neglected when washing hands.
Post-Surgical Wound Care
Post-Surgical Wound Care
Post-surgery wound care is crucial to ensure smooth healing processes and prevent infections.
With proper care steps, you can reduce the risk of complications and expedite recovery.
This article will provide guidance on how to properly care for surgical wounds and the necessary steps to ensure your health and safety.
Personal Hygiene & Environment
Personal Hygiene & Environment
Maintain good personal hygiene at all times, especially by taking showers and cleaning your hands with soap and water.
Change clothes daily.
Ensure your home environment is always cleasn and tidy.
Change the wound dressing if necessary.
Enough Rest
Enough Rest
Ample sleep can promote wound healing.
Reduce heavy work.
Medicines
Medicines
Complete the course of medication given especially antibiotic.
Coughing and Sneezing Etiquette
Coughing and Sneezing Etiquette
If you having wound at the chest and abdomen area, apply pressure to the wound with a small pillow when coughing or sneezing.
Healthy Food
Healthy Food
Eat more protein-rich food (meat, eggs, daily products, soy-based products).
Vitamins (fruits and vegetables).
Consume plain water adequately.
What will happen if the wound is not properly treated?
What will happen if the wound is not properly treated?
Delay wound healing.
Infection to other areas.
Scarring of skin.
Infected wound
What you need to do for wound care:
What you need to do for wound care:
Make sure the wound is always clean.
Avoid touching or teasing the wound.
Complete the course of the medication especially antibiotics.
Ensure that the wound is always dry & there are no signs of infection.
Signs of wound infection include:
Signs of wound infection include:
Fever.
Pain in the wound.
The wound area feels hot/warm.
The wound becomes red/swollen.
There is discharge or pus-like fluid on the wound.
If you experience signs or symtoms as above, please contact or come immediately to the our hospital or nearest hospital.
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention
Preventing falls is a critical aspect of safety, especially for the elderly and individuals with health issues.
Falls can lead to serious injuries such as fractures, abrasions, or prolonged hospital stays.
Therefore, preventive measures against falls are important to reduce the risk of falling.
Prevention of Falls While in the Ward
Prevention of Falls While in the Ward
1. Apabila anda dimasukkan ke wad, risiko jatuh akan dinilai oleh jururawat.
2. Jika anda BERISIKO TINGGI UNTUK JATUH, jururawat akan memasang PENANDA KUNING di pergelangan tangan anda.
3. Penanda Pencegahan Jatuh akan dipaparkan di katil anda.
Hal ini adalah untuk memberi amaran kepada penjaga kesihatan mengenai risiko jatuh mungkin berlaku kepada pesakit.
4. Kedua-dua belah pagar katil akan dinaikkan dan dikunci. Ketinggian katil diturunkan ke paras paling rendah.
5. Barang peribadi akan diletakkan di tempat yang mudah dicapai.
6. Loceng untuk memanggil jururawat akan diletakkan di sisi katil untuk mudah dicapai.
Risiko jatuh akan dinilai dari masa ke semasa atau sekiranya terdapat perubahan dalam keadaan kesihatan pesakit.
Safety Tips for Prevention of Falling
Safety Tips for Prevention of Falling
Press the Call Bell to Get Help.
Use the call bell to request assistance from the nurse, to get up, walk or need to go to the toilet.
When walking, use appropriate walking aids and wear proper clothing and shoes.
Wear Safe Shoes
Shoes with flat or low heels.
Shoe sole with grip.
Shoes that fit and are not slippery.
Wear Appropriate Clothing
NOT too tight.
NOT too loose.
DO NOT use baggy and dangling clothing.
2. Grab Bars
Support bars are provided on the wall or around the toilet area to help patients who need support when moving or getting up from the toilet seat.
When on the toilet, it is recommended to use the support bar for assistance.
3. Help Aid in the Toilet
When you are on the toilet and feeling drowsy/dizzy, do not get up by your own. Use the call bell provided near you and wait for the nurse to assist you.
4. Operation Theatre (Safety Strap)
If you are scheduled for surgery, the nurse will use safety strap to lower the potential risk of fall in Operation Theatre.
Safety Tips for Children
Safety Tips for Children
To guardians, please supervise your child when playing near any movable furniture, during running, or jumping due to the HIGH RISK of falling or slipping.
Injuries after a fall not only cause pain to children, but are also likely to lead to internal injuries that require follow-up care and increase the cost of original treatment.
Warning Sign.
Warning Sign.
Always be careful in areas with warning signs.
Please Note!
You may be at risk of falling. Please call an attendant or nurse when you need assistance.
At KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital, we have a Falls Prevention Team comprising various departments, aimed at reducing the risk of falls for your safety and health.
Home Exercise
Home Exercise
Simple exercises at home are important to aid in the recovery process and improve your health.
Senaman Brandt Daroff
Senaman Brandt Daroff
The Brandt Daroff exercise is a combination of movements that can help vertigo patients recover faster. It helps overcome balance problems.
The exercise steps are as follows:
Start sitting upright on the edge of the bed.
Turn your head 45 degrees to the left, or as far as is comfortable.
Lie down on your right side.
Remain in this position for 30 seconds or until any dizziness has subsided.
Sit up and turn head back to centre.
Turn your head 45 degrees to the right, or as far as is comfortable.
Lie down on your left side.
Remain in this position for 30 seconds or until any dizziness has subsided.
Sit up and turn head back to centre.
Post Operation Exercise
Post Operation Exercise
Post-operative exercise is importance for promoting recovery, strengthening muscles, restoring mobility, and preventing complications such as blood clots and joint stiffness. It helps regain function and enhances overall well-being after surgery.
Breathing Exercises
Breathing Exercises
The purpose of this exercise is to develop the lungs and prevent the lungs from malfunctioning and help the body get enough oxygen.
The exercise steps are as follows:
Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit or lie down. If sitting, keep your back straight and your feet flat on the floor.
Try to keep your chest and shoulders relaxed.
Take a long, slow and deep breath in, through your nose if you can.
At the end of the breath in, hold the air in your lungs for 2-3 seconds before breathing out (this is known as an inspiratory hold).
Breathe out gently and relaxed, like a sigh. Don’t force the air out.
Repeat 3 – 5 times. If the patient feels light-headed then it is important that they revert back to the breathing control phase of the cycle.
Circulatory Exercises
Circulatory Exercises
These exercises help prevent blood clots and increase blood flow and preparation before movement.
The exercise steps are as follows:
Sit down on a chair or lie down on a bed.
Flex your toes so that they are pointing up. Hold this position for 3 seconds.
Point your toes forward, as if pushing down on a car gas pedal. Hold this position for 3 seconds.
Repeat 15 to 30 times each.
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