Preventing infections is everyone's business!

To prevent infection, practise frequent and proper hand washing:

• When you enter and exit a patient’s room;
• After coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose;
• After touching your face;
• After handling soiled material or money;
• After using the toilet.

When using an alcohol-base hand sanitizer:

• Apply the product to the palm of your hand;
• Rub all parts of your hands, fingers and nails;
• Continue rubbing until your hands are dry;
• You can use a hand sanitizer on a regular basis; however, use soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty or after going to the washroom.
• Caution! The product is flammable. Do not use near open flames.

When washing hands with water and soap:

• Wet hands with warm water;
• Apply soap;
• Scrub all parts of your hands, fingers and nails for 15 to 20 seconds;
• Rinse your hands with running water;
• Dry your hands with a disposable towel;
• Turn faucets off using the disposable towel;
• Discard the towel;
• Use a clean disposable towel to open the bathroom door and discard it afterwards.

Do not visit a patient if you:

• Are sick;
• Have a cough or fever;
• Have unexplained skin eruptions (spots, redness);
• Have skins lesions that cannot be covered;
• Have had diarrhea or vomiting within the past 48 hours.

Visitors must not use patient washrooms.