Surgical Hand Scrub-In Training
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Sink contact
Accidential contact between the hands/arms and the sink or faucet during the rinsing process
Inadequate Scrub Duration
Failing to maintain the time required by the antimicrobial manufacturer, resulting in high residual bacterial count
Back-end-Forth Rinsing
Moving the arm back through the water stream, which can re-contaminate the hands with flora from the upper arm
Avoiding these mistakes helps keep the surgical field safe