Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
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HAND WASHING• Hand washing: the single most important measure forprevention of infection• Plain soap and water is effective for removal of visiblecontaminants• Wash with vigorous mechanical action on all hand surfacesfor at least 40 seconds; washing above wrists, removingjewellery• Nails are areas of greatest contamination• Rinse under poured or running water9 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery