wet your hands with warm water do not
use water that is too hot or too cold as
it is hard on your skin and will lead to
dryness apply liquid or foam soap lather
the soap and rub your hands Palm to Palm
in health care settings bar soap should
not be used for handwashing because it
is easily contaminated
rub in between and around your
fingers rub the back of each hand with
the palm of your other
hand rub the fingertips of each hand in
your opposite
Palm rub each thumb clasped in your
opposite hand
after a minimum of 15 seconds rinse your
hands thoroughly under running water be
sure that all soap is removed as soap
will dry your
skin Pat your hands dry with paper towel
rubbing with paper towels can damage
your
skin turn off water using a paper towel
to avoid recontamination your hands
dispose of the paper towel into a waste
container
