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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007; 92: F1 [Full text] [PDF]

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An error to watch for: Ben C Reynolds (15 January 2007)

Naked from finger tip to elbow?: Ailis C Orr (30 January 2007)

An error to watch for

15 January 2007

Ben C Reynolds,
Paediatric SpR
RHSC, Glasgow

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pinkdoc{at}doctors.net.uk Ben C Reynolds

Dear Editor,

It was somewhat disheartening to receive this month's Archives Fetal and Neonatal Edition to be greeted by a picture illustrating a readily avoidable cause of neonatal infection. From the very beginning of my time in neonatology, I have always been instructed (and subsequently instructed more junior staff) to thoroughly wash their hands and remove any items of jewellery, including wristwatches! I can only hope that the offending photograph will be used in teaching sessions to indicate what not to do to control nosocomial infection within the neonatal unit.

Naked from finger tip to elbow?

30 January 2007

Ailis C Orr,
Paediatric SHO3
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Sciennes Road, Edinburgh

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ailis3{at}yahoo.co.uk Ailis C Orr

Dear Editor,

I was disappointed to note the cover photograph of the most recent issue of Archives (Fetal and Neonatal Edition)so prominently displaying such a blatant image of disregard for infection control.

It is widely acknowledged that truly clean hands should be naked from finger-tip to elbow and that subsequently, success of even thorough handwashing is considerably diminished by the presence of a wristwatch. (1) There can be few situations in which infection control is of more vital importance than the handling of a premature neonate, particularly as in this case, with multiple indwelling catheters.

I hope that in future the journal will take more care to display best practice as is the case with written articles.

Reference:

1.House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology.Seventh report. London Stationery Office. 1998. Wrist watches must be removed before washing hands.

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