Tip of the Week: Go ahead and use that hand sanitizer
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, February 4, 2009
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Maybe you haven’t thought about it, but at least a couple people have wondered whether excessive use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers could intoxicate employees.
This week on OSHA Healthcare Advisor, infection control expert Peggy Luebbert, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, CHSP, owner and consultant for Healthcare Interventions, Inc., Omaha, NE, takes a look at a few studies that prove hand sanitizers can be used liberally, without reservation.
Also check out the Tools page for a free hand hygiene data collection worksheet.
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