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16-September-2008 16:15:17 - rub One of many brands of alcohol gel, which is a type of alcohol rub One of many brands of alcohol gel, which is a type of alcohol rub An alcohol rub, also known as a hand sanitizer or healthcare personnel hand wash is used as a supplement or alternative to hand washing with soap and water. The active ingredient in alcohol rubs may be isopropanol, ethanol, or in Europe n-propanol. A variety of preparations are available, including gels, foam and liquid solutions. Hand sanitizers containing alcohol are more effective at killing germs than soaps and do not dry out hands as much as soaps.1 Inactive ingredients in alcohol rubs typically include a thickening agent such as Carbomer a trade name for polyacrylic acid, and humectants such as glycerin and propylene glycol. Contents 1 Uses 2 Effectiveness 3 Safety 4 Image gallery 5 Sources 6 External links Uses When hands are not visibly dirty, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers alcohol hand sanitizers as an acceptable alternative to soap and water for hand hygiene.2 Alcohol concentration must be above 60% for alcohol rubs to be effective in killing microbes. Researchers at East Tennessee State University found that products with alcohol concentrations as low as 40% are available in American stores.3 The optimum alcohol concentration to kill germs is 70 to 95 %. Alcohol gels containing 62 v/v % alcohol are less effective germ killers than alcohol rubs containing at least 70 wt/wt % alcohol.456 Alcohol rubs containing two different germ killers i.e. alcohol and benzalkonium chloride are significantly more effective than alcohol alone.7 Most alcohol rub formulations include a moisturizer to keep hands from drying out. Effectiveness Alcohol rubs kill many different kinds of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant bacteria and TB bacteria. Alcohol rubs inactivate many different kinds of viruses, including the flu virus and the common cold virus. Alcohol rubs also kill fungus. Not all pathogens are equally susceptible. Certain bacteria, especially the spore-forming gram positives e.g. Clostridium difficile are relatively resistant and remain biologically viable. During the Anthrax attacks on the United States Postal Service, authorities warned that alcohol hand rubs would not kill anthrax spores. In environments with high lipids or protein waste such as food processing, the use of alcohol hand rubs alone may not be sufficient to ensure proper hand hygiene. Safety Alcohol gel can catch fire, producing a dim blue flame. This is due to the flammable alcohol in the gel. Some hand sanitizer gels may not produce this effect due to a high concentration of water or moisturizing agents. There have been some rare instances where alcohol hand gels have been implicated in starting fires, including a case where static electricity ignited the gel.citation needed To minimize the risk of fire, users are instructed to rub their hands until dry, which indicates that the flammable alcohol has evaporated.8 It has been also noted that if ingested it can cause alcohol poisoning in small children.9 In the US alone, there have been more than 12,000 cases of children ingesting hand gels. 1 Image gallery Alcohol liquid - a type of alcohol rub Colourless alcohol gel Sources ^ Alcohol Hand Rub and Hand Hygiene PDF. Clinical Excellence Commission, Health, New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. ^ Hand Hygiene FAQ. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved on 2007-02-01. ^ Reynolds, Scott A.; Foster Levy and Elaine S. Walker March 2006. Hand Sanitizer Alert. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved on 2007-02-02. ^ Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers. LearnWell Resources, Inc, a California nonprofit public benefit 501c3 corporation. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. ^ Kramer, Axel; Peter Rudolph Gonter Kampf Didier Pittet 2002. Limited efficacy of alcohol-based hand gels. Lancet 359 April 27: 1489-1490. THE LANCET. doi:10.1016/S0140-67360208426-X. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. ^ Pietsch, Hanns 2001. Hand Antiseptics: Rubs Versus Scrubs, Alcoholic Solutions Versus Alcoholic Gels. J. Hospital Infection 48 Supl A: S33-S36. Hospital Infection Society. doi:10.1016/S0195-67010190010-6. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. ^ Hibbard, John S. May/June 2005. Analyses Comparing the Antimicrobial Activity and Safety of Current Antiseptic Agents. J. Infusion Nursing 28 3: 194-207. Infusion Nurses Society. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. ^ Alcohol-Based Hand-Rubs and Fire Safety. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. ^ Hand Sanitizers Could Be A Dangerous Poison To Unsupervised Children. NBC News Channel. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. External links Importance of using hand antiseptic product in healthcare enviornment Learn proper technique for applying alcohol-based rub on your hands. Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Alcohol_rub Categories: Medical hygiene | AntisepticsHidden categories: All articles with statements | Articles with statements since March 2008 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page This page was last modified on 29 July 2008, at 23:3
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