Infection prevention and control helps to stop the spread of germs like bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory infections and gastroenteritis.
Hand hygiene is a very important part of this.
In this video you will learn how to clean another person's hands.
There are some situations where someone might not be able to perform their own hand hygiene.
It could be the result of: medical conditions such as weakness from a stroke or physical barriers such as one arm in a sling or cognitive reasons like dementia.
Being able to provide assistance and support someone else's hand hygiene will keep that person and everyone else safe from germs that cause illness.