Step 1.: You Should Wash Your Hands

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How to Wash Your Hands in a Public Restroom

In a bacteria study conducted on public bathroom faucets, toilet handles, shower floors and
door handles, fecal contamination was found on each and every single surface. Bacteria,
including Staphylococci, Streptococci, E-coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter were found on the
aforementioned surfaces in the public restroom of study. In my three years as a Penn State
student, I have yet to see someone properly wash their hands. The risks they take by opting out
of washing their hands or improperly washing their hands could be fatal. It is imperative that
students learn to sterilize their hands. A properly-equipped public restroom is all you need.

You should wash your hands:


 Before you touch your nose, eyes or mouth.
 Before eating.
 Before preparing food.
 Before putting in contact lenses.
 Before and after treating a wound.
 Before and after touching an infant or sick person.
 After touching an animal.
 After coughing or sneezing into your hands.
 After blowing your nose.
 After handling food.
 After using the restroom.

Following these 10 steps will ensure your hands are properly


cleansed!
Without doing any ripping, unroll about
three inches of paper towel from the

Step 1. paper towel dispenser.

DO NOT RIP THE TOWEL OFF AT THIS TIME

Step 2. Turn the faucet on to a bearable hot

Step temperature and wet both hands.


Disperse available hand soap into hand;
make sure this amount is sufficient to cover
both hands with a rich lather.

3.
Step
Wash hands vigorously for 15 seconds. Be
sure to cover both the tops and bottom of
hands, three inches up the wrist, and

4.
underneath the fingernails.

Step Rinse the soap suds from both hands.


DO NOT TURN OFF THE WATER YET

5.

Grab the paper towel you conveniently


prepared in step 2 and rip it off. Use this

Step
paper towel as a barrier between your
hand and the faucet.
DO NOT THROW THE PAPER TOWEL AWAY

6.
Step
Use the paper towel barrier again to
dispense more clean paper towel for
actually drying off your hands.

7.
After dispensing more paper towel, discard

Step
the germ covered barrier paper towel. Use
your new, clean sheet of paper towel to
dry off your hands.

8. DO NOT THROW THE PAPER TOWEL AWAY

Look at the door and garbage can, if the door


is near enough to the can, use the paper towel

Step you just dried your hands off with to grab the
door handle. After opening the door, discard
of the paper towel and walk out of the

9. bathroom with completely sanitized hands. If


the garbage can is not within shooting range
of the door move to Step 10.

Step Congratulations!
Discard of your paper towel and in the
garbage can and use your shirt sleeve or
shirt tail as a barrier between your hand

10. and the door. Exit the bathroom.


Your hands are now free of germs and bacteria! Feel free to handle your infant, change your
contact lenses, prepare food or partake in any activity that requires your hands to be sterile.
The key steps of this process that are often overlooked are the different uses of the paper
towel as a barrier between your clean hands and the different surfaces that you encounter.
Remembering these steps is crucial in your quest to cleanse your hands of the bacteria and
germs that are covering them. Please follow these steps each and every time you wash
your hands for a healthier tomorrow.

By: Steven Lehr


Work Cited:

Jones, Chris, James Diewald, Paul Georgeadis, and Michelle Cisar. "The Real Truth About
Bathroom Bacteria!" Hays Cummins' Home Page: Ecology, Marine Biology, Coral Reefs &
Rainforests, Weather, Other Courses, Vita. 12 Oct. 2002. Web. 05 Apr. 2011.
<http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/nsfall02/FinalArticles/Final6HereistheFINALfinal.html>.

Smith, Julian. "Perfect Bathroom Trip Song." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 10 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 Apr.
2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLAEg5aTXAE>.

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