Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
08/30/2010
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After almost 200 years since, in 1846, the Hungarian physician Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis found that the simple practice of washing hands was the best way to prevent contamination by bacteria, a large number of doctors who are required to prevent proliferation diseases, do not wash their hands, risking health of patients. At least that is what proves survey this year by the National Sanitary Vigilance Agency (Anvisa) in five large hospitals in the country. The results are frightening. Anvisa found that 60% of health professionals do not sanitize their hands before and after contact with patients.
The situation is so serious that Anvisa will require hospitals, clinics and other health facilities available hygiene products (alcohol) for doctors, dentists, nurses, nursing assistants and technicians, physical therapists, among others. The product can be offered as a gel, liquid or foam, but supply will be required. The deadline for the discussion of the proposal by means of public consultation ends tomorrow. After that, health facilities will have 180 days to suit. "We will consolidate the suggestions we received from around the country. After the publication of the standard, it will be mandatory, "explains Janaina Sallas, Head of Research and Prevention of Infections Anvisa. According Sallas, the procedure is a basic measure that prevents the spread of hospital infection.
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The specialist, often a low uptake of professional habit of washing hands is related to high workload. "Anvisa not asking that water and soap will be replaced. A hand washing with soap lasts on average one and a half minutes. With alcohol, time passes for 15 seconds, "he informs. The proposal is that the product is put at the point of care and treatment, sorting areas and emergency care and urgent and emergency units. Alcohol should be in clinics, clinics and services, and mobile service in places where invasive procedures are performed.
The dispensers should be in place visible and easily accessible at the bedside of the patient, so that health professionals do not have to leave the place to do the cleaning. "The proposal is for everyone to have access to the product in the five times recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO): before and after contact with the patient before carrying out aseptic procedures, after exposure to blood and other body fluids and after contact with the environment around the patient, "guided Janaina.
But even with all the effort, the standard may still go unnoticed. A survey in 2009, made in a public hospital in Ipatinga (MG), the nurse Fernanda Mendes Santos, University Center of the East Mine (Unileste), proved that despite the availability of products for cleaning and there are posters explaining how wash their hands properly, the professionals did not adopt the procedure and started by sinks as if they did not exist. "Fernanda sat next to a sink and noted that the use of soap and water was minimal. And not only are doctors, other workers also have the habit of washing hands. It is an essential gesture of effectiveness documented in ancient studies as well. In a hospital environment, there are multi-resistant bacteria, which can be carried from one patient to another, "said the supervisor of the research, Virginia Maria da Silva Gonçalves, professor of nursing and diseases of Unileste.
Source: Correio Braziliense
Author: Luciane Evans
Source: Consumer RS
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