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World Sepsis Day – prevent Sepsis by washing your hands

September 7, 2022

With World Sepsis Day fast approaching on Tuesday 13 September, throughout the week we will be sharing useful information and resources around sepsis. World Sepsis Day is an awareness day which aims to remind people of the detrimental impact sepsis can have as sepsis is one the top causes of preventable deaths worldwide.

Did you know you can help prevent Sepsis by washing your hands?

You should wash your hands:

  • Before touching a patient
  • Before a clean/aseptic procedure
  • After body fluid exposure risk
  • After touching a patient
  • After touching a patient‘s surroundings
  • When attending to a new patient
  • When entering and leaving a ward or clinical area