While a traditional scrub using chlorhexidine gluconate remains the preferred method of antisepsis, 20% of practitioners use alcohol
rubs for repeated cases.
Meanwhile, other studies identified increased compliance and decreased infection rates when alcohol-based
rubs were incorporated into hand hygiene.
Widmer of the University of Basel (Switzerland) and associates studied 178 hospital workers before and after a 1-day training on use of an alcohol-based
rub. They added fluorescent dye to the
rub and examined hands under ultraviolet light to spot areas missed.
Widmer of the University of Basel (Switzerland) and associates studied 178 hospital health care workers before and after a 1-day training on proper techniques for applying an alcohol-based
rub. They added fluorescent dye to the
rub and examined hands under ultraviolet light to spot areas missed when applying it.
RELATED ARTICLE: Cleaning Up the Details About Alcohol-Based
RubsNew guidelines on hand hygiene by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promote the use of alcoholbased "
rubs" that can be slathered onto the hands in lieu of washing, Dr.
Use of highly aromatic tree species, however, may increase the effectiveness of a tree
rub in drawing the attention of other rhinos.
I remembered that a friend--back in the late '50s when my deer hunting was on the verge of turning into a writing career--had scored on a huge buck by hunting a smoking-hot
rub line, not a scrape.
My mom, dad, and relatives always tell me not to
rub my eyes.
If you must
rub your eye, avoid rubbing the eyelid itself.
I
rub the rough wood with my fingers and listen to see if Grandma is chanting.
