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Amron - Infection Control
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Infection Control
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate a computer based device that will encourage persons in hospitals to wash their hands and thus reduce the nosocomial infection rate, on a single hospital ward. Failure to wash hands places patients and staff at great risk of nosocomial infections. It will detect anyone using a patient's bathroom or Soiled Utility Room, or leaving or entering a patient's room from the hall. If the person washes their hands properly, then it will do nothing but record that fact. If the person does not wash their hands, then it will emit a prompt to "Wash your hands, please," and record their compliance, if any. The nosocomial infection rate will be determined simultaneously from hospital records. The pretest period will determine the hospital's hand washing compliance and nosocomial infection rates as they are without any prompts, to determine baseline handwashing and infection rate. The test period will determine rates with prompts, to determine improvement in these. The post test period will determine rates after prompts have been removed, to determine retention. Any hospital where nosocomial infection is a concern will be a potential customer. Back to Medical Products page . |
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