Good Health and Hand Washing Video

Know what feels normal to you and reporting changes such as fatigue and shortness of breath to your doctor is the best way to stay ahead of COVID-19. Ken Lyn-Kew, MD, is a National Jewish Health pulmonologist and critical care physician who is on the front lines in intensive care units in Denver. He shares insights from the COVID-19 patients he has seen in the hospital.

Transcript

Only 5% of people wash their hands thoroughly enough to remove germs.

Are you washing your hands the correct way?

Wet your hands thoroughly.

Apply a generous amount of soap.

Make some suds.

Sing the Happy Birthday song twice.

Scrub for 20 seconds.

The techniques:

The Porcupine...cleans between the fingers.

The Peacock...cleans back of hands.

The Motorcycle Rev...scrubs the thumbs

The Back Scratch...cleans fingernails.

Dry hands with a paper towel.

Use towel to turn off faucet.

Proper hand-washing reduces your chance of intestinal illness by nearly 40 percent.

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