Using Hand and Skin Sanitisers for Infection Control

Hand washing is the single most important measure in reducing the spread of disease and infections. Using a variety of hand and skin sanitisers can help with infection control in healthcare environments. That’s why at Pattersons Healthcare Supplies, we stock a large range of hand and skin sanitisers for you to shop for. Hand and skin sanitisers are alcohol based sanitisers designed to kill germs and prevent the spread of infection, and are essential product for any infection control system. For effective germ management without water, skin sanitisers can be placed in crucial places so there is no excuse for visitors or employees not to adhere to strict infection control standards. At Pattersons Healthcare Supplies, our range of skin sanitisers includes hand sanitisers in ready to use bottles as well as dispensing systems. Utilising hand sanitisers appropriately can reduce the load of micro-organisms on the hands and have been found to minimise cross infection. Hand sanitisers, either gel or liquid are solutions to be placed onto dry hands, where hands are not visibly contaminated and provides an additional method for ensuring hands are clean. Hand sanitisers are useful where additional rapid hand cleansing is required.

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