...VINEGAR AND LEMON AS A HAND SANITIZER AN INVESTIGATORY PROJECT TO MS. RHEA SIENES OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS SCHOOL CEBU INC. In partial fulfillment in Science Submitted by: Regina Lim Rationale: Nowadays a lot of us Filipinos get sick easily. According to the experts, it is because of the germs we accumulate as our day progresses. These germs could pass from one person to another or by just touching anything and doing our day-to-day activities. How can we lessen the germs we get without affecting our activities for the day? That is how I came up with the idea of using vinegar and lemon as a hand sanitizer. Vinegar has anti-bacterial and cleansing purposes; lemon on the other hand can kill germs and remove any bad odors that your hands may have developed. Most hand sanitizers that we see in drugstores contain many chemicals and it can be very expensive at most times. The hand sanitizer I will be creating is the complete opposite. It is natural and eco-friendly and you can just make it with the items that are already in your pantry and refrigerator. Review of Related Literature Lemon The lemon has many purposes and well known for its culinary uses especially its juice. A lemon is a hybrid between a sour orange and a citron. Lemon is also used as a temporary preservative for some food that oxidizes and turns brown after being sliced. The juice is used for cleaning as well. If you mix lemon and baking soda, it...
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...Running Head: Hand Washing Policy and Procedure Hand Washing and Hand Hygiene Jennifer Peltz Clinical-Policy and Procedure Marie Michaels March 9, 2010 The main medical purpose of washing hands is to cleanse the hands of pathogens, including bacteria and/or viruses, and also chemicals which can cause personal harm or disease. This is especially important for people who handle food or work in the medical field, but it is also an important practice for the general public. People can become infected with respiratory illnesses such as influenza or the common cold, for example, if they don't wash their hands before touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Hand washing is the single most important method of preventing the spread of infections and disease. Medical hand washing is for a minimum of 15 seconds using generous amounts of soap and water or gel to lather and rub each part of the hands. Hands should be rubbed together with digits interlocking. If there is debris under fingernails, a bristle brush may be used to remove it. Since germs may remain in the water on the hands it is important to rinse well and wipe dry with a clean towel. After drying, the paper towel should be used to turn off the water, and open any exit door if necessary. This avoids re-contaminating the hands from those surfaces. The policy and procedure book at the VA Hospital is located at the nurses station. It is easy to find and accessible for...
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...William Hughes Pathology Hand washing assignment In today’s society, people have become very physical as a whole. From hugging to shaking hands, everyone in the world has had contact with at least one other person in their life whether it be direct or indirect. With this much contact between people, you would think that people would keep in mind the presence of the different bacteria and germs that can be transferred from person to person. Hand washing has been proven to reduce the amount of germs on the surface of the hands. This in turn helps reduce the transfer of bacteria and germs from one person to another. Unfortunately not everyone washes their hands or if they do they don’t wash them properly. Over the past week I have gone to the same restaurant after school. I’ve sat at the same bar area looking back into the kitchen at the hand washing station. They have fourteen employees at the restaurant and over the past week I watched as they went through their different work tasks. Working with food, you would think that hand washing would be a huge part of their safety precautions. Although they washed their hands when they got food on them, they either didn’t wash them long enough or they just let the water run over their hands without any soap. As I sat there and observed them, I also noticed that of the fourteen employees only ten washed their hands and even then they didn’t do it for the full time. Ten out of fourteen would be 71% of the employees. 71% of the employees...
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...Clean Hands save Lives Anna Tutunzhiu 6/5/16 Grant Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS – 427V Clean Hands Save Lives Clean hands play a major role in disease prevention and health maintenance. Researchers in London estimated that if everyone religiously practices washing their hands, one million of deaths can be prevented every year (CDC, 2013). Washing our hands appropriately before handling food helps to prevent food borne disease outbreaks and illnesses. History states that hand washing for the first time was introduced by Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz P. Semmelweiss in 1847. He demonstrated that hand washing tremendously decreased the infection number in newborns and he tried to introduce this practice to his colleagues, but they got so “offended that they committed him to an insane asylum” (B4 Brands, 2014, p.1). Fortunately, these days, health care representatives can freely increase people’s awareness and encourage individuals to promote healthy behaviors for all ages. Therefore, everyone is entitled to promote their health by practicing proper hand hygiene. According to statistics, 80% of communicable diseases are spread by touching food, and then the mouth, eyes or nose since contaminated hands spread foodborne illnesses: Salmonella, E-Coli, Staph and diarrheal infection (B4 Brands, 2014). The Virginia Department of Health...
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...simple procedure such as hand washing and show why it is an EBP protocol. Why Is Hand Washing So Important? Everyone in the world is responsible for good hand hygiene. As healthcare providers, it is important to teach our patience the importance of good hand hygiene to prevent spread of infection and or disease. By doing this, you are involving patients in their care and helping the greater cause of disease prevention. All healthcare facilities include hand hygiene protocols. Where I work, the hospital policy is that we wash our hands upon entering a patient’s room, put on gloves, remove gloves, wash hands upon leaving that patient’s room, then wash hand again upon entering the next patient’s room…and continue that routine with each patient. We were allowed to us hand sanitizer up to three times, in place of washing with soap and water, providing the patient is not on contact or any other special precautions. For the most part, most of do this, but I did not see everyone following this protocol, especially doctors. Most of the staff only use the sanitizer all of the time. The only time hand washing protocol seems to be followed fully is when I witness sterile procedures. This is a problem and causes increased occurrence of healthcare associated infections (HAIs), but it is difficult to ensure healthcare staff practice proper hand hygiene. From my previous work experiences, protocols were not in place and patients were not encouraged to wash their hands before and after meals...
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...Please take what you learn here and use it in your workplace. Part A of this guide examines how to prevent bacteria, viruses, toxins, and chemical poisons from transferring into food while it is under your control. Part B examines ways you can control the growth of harmful bacteria and viruses that may already be present in the foods you prepare. Part A: Keeping the Contamination Out Personal Cleanliness Washing your hands thoroughly and frequently is the most important thing you can do to keep harmful germs out of the foods you prepare. Most of us first learned how to wash our hands as small children. Unfortunately, many food service workers fail to put what they ve learned into effective practice. Teach yourself to be aware of where your hands are at all times. Avoid bad habits like touching your hair or face, or wiping your hands on your clothes or apron. When you wash your hands, wash them thoroughly. Use hot water and soap, and scrub vigorously for at least 20 seconds, including forearms and under the nails. Use a paper towel or an air dryer to dry your hands. WHEN: • when you first arrive at work, and when you return to work after breaks • before you touch clean utensils or work surfaces • after you touch your face or mouth, after sneezing or coughing • after you touch raw eggs, meat, fish, or poultry • after you touch dirty dishes, garbage, or any other unclean surface • after you use the toilet • after you smoke • every time you change your job duty...
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...Germany. Before these two places were unified, East Germany was poorer and less hygienic than their neighbors to the West. Dr. Von Mutius hypothesized that the children growing up in East Germany would suffer from more allergies than the children in West Germany. To her surprise she found that it was actually the opposite! As a result from her studies, the Hygiene Hypothesis was born. (PBS, 2001). The Hygiene Hypothesis states that due to our relatively clean lifestyle, our bodies do not need to fight as many germs and bacteria as we did in the past. This results in a shift from fighting infections, to developing allergic reactions. (McMorris, 2007) With the development of antibiotics and the increased emphasis on using products such as hand sanitizer, some of our bodies are having difficulty differentiating between a harmful germ and bacteria from a simple protein. Peanut allergies, in particular, are one of the most common food allergies, and can also be one of the more deadly food allergies. Peanut allergies affect more than three million Americans. As many as 1/3 of those affected, experience serious reactions such as...
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...What Types of Bacteria are Found on Gas Pump Handles? BY: ANNIE LYONS Problem/Question: How much bacteria are on gas pump handles? Do the newer gas stations have less germs than the older ones? Do we need to sanitize our hands after we pump gas? Hypothesis: Gas pump handles contain bacteria that could cause harmful diseases. There will be a significant amount of staph bacteria on the handles. Control: Each gas pump handle will have some bacteria on it. There is not baseline because it has so many variables. Dependent Variables: Temperature, Weather, Age of the Gas Station, Type of Customers, Time of year, and Location. Independent Variables: Types of bacteria on the gas pump handles. Conclusion: The newer gas stations have 10x the amount of bacteria including Staphylococcus Aureus). There is enough bacteria on the handles of each gas station to make someone sick. Hand sanitizer should be used after pumping gas in your car to prevent illness. Constants: Swabs, Blood plates, temperature of the incubator, gas stations, gas handles, and the gas. Material List: Swabs, Culture, Lab, Incubator, plastic loops, differentiation disc, identification stickers, and blood culture plates. A. Swabs- Used to rub on the gas pump handle to catch germs. B. Culture Process- The process used to help bacteria grow. C. Lab- Certified place for...
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...consumption. Rapid food poisoning is resultant from poor handling of food. Food safety is a program that seeks to streamline the handling of food to prevent food poisoning. For this paper, the context of mass production of food is assumed. Food poisoning is not only a health hazard but also leads to loss to such an organization that is involved in food production. Poor food storage and handling is expensive. For instance, it results to loss to the organization in terms of food going bad in mass or in small quantities. On the other hand, it leads to food poisoning especially for when consumed which may result to losses and heavy litigation costs and damages. This makes it necessary to institute food safety mechanisms during handling and storage. Food safety is a process and not a one-off activity. It is a mechanism that ensures that at every stage, handling and storage is monitored to ensure that no compromises are made. There are a number of systems that are employed to facilitate food safety. For instance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) are the most commonly used systems of assuring food safety. GMP is a process employed at processing plants to ensure that pre-packaged food is developed in hygienic processes. HACCP strategy HACCP is a program that is widely used in enhancing food safety. It is a system that employs control of temperature at various critical control points. In this case, food is kept at a particular...
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...pressure medications and cancer medications. Bacteria are everywhere from the foods you eat to the screen on your phone, the most common food-related causes of diarrhea are from food that was not refrigerated well enough or has gone bad before it was eaten. Other causes of the disorder are irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, infections, endocrine disorders, food allergy or sensitivity, Medicines. Treatment Most types if diarrhea will clear up on their own within a few days. Treatments may be as simple as elimination a food or medicine that you may believe started the disorder. If you are lactose intolerance, this may include foods or drinks that contain lactose. There are also pills that you can take to relieve the condition, these work by paralyzing the muscles in your intestines and allowing your body to absorb more of the liquid from your stool thus drying it out quite a bit. When the muscles in your intestines are paralyzed your digestive system will work slower and thus you wont need the washroom as often. You can also try eating yogurt with “live” cultures, these are friendly bacteria that will line the walls of your intestines to protect you from bad bacteria. If diarrhea is already present the lactic acid can help fight he bad bacteria. Also very...
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...our social experiences and social location shape our prospects for health and risks of disease,” (Ferris & Stein 406). I agree with both Ferris and Stein because we determine where we want to live through researching about diseases within the area, biological illnesses, and other health concerns. As humans, we desire to live a long, fulfilled life. The role of health in our society is always enforced. Many people are constantly aware of their health. In majority of public locations, I’ve noticed there are hand sanitizer stations. Throughout the...
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...sometimes referred to as emotional intelligence, plays an enormous, and often unrealised, role in someone’s overall health and fitness state. If someone is suffering from mental health difficulties, they may attend counselling or psychotherapy to ‘unlock’ previous emotional turmoil and then actually use their past emotional trauma in order to grow and develop their emotional intelligence, thereby improving their overall emotional health; Structural Health- The health of the body is structurally sound the bones, muscles, organs etc. are physically in good condition and not damaged – performing the functions they should perform. Structural or physical health can be determined by considering someone’s height/weight ratio, their body mass index (BMI), their resting heart rate and recover time after exercise. Note – the lower the resting heart rate, the healthier the heart is as this indicates the strength of the heart muscle is in good condition for pumping blood around the body; Chemical Health- The chemicals in our body are correct there are no toxic chemicals the tissues are made up of the appropriate balance of nutrients etc. Chemicals, both naturally occurring and man-made, often get into the human body. We may inhale them, swallow them, or in some cases, absorb them through skin. Often the body is able to breakdown chemicals or excrete...
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...III. Production and Operations plan Product Design and/or Business model Key Networks -Goldsboro Commercial, Inc. (packaging) -Chocolate Lover, Inc. (chocolates) -Peotraco Industries (flour) -DW Plastic Corporation (straw) -Aquapure (water) -BRS Apartments (warehouse) -Food Bizz (stall) -SM Business Center (location) Key Partners -Emilisa Salih (General Manager) -Shepherd Busto (Operations Manager) -Kimberly Ragasa (Marketing Manager) -Charlene Sorilla (Finance and HR Manager) Key Activities -Supply the raw materials needed. -space for the further processing of raw materials (not included in stall process) -construction of the stall -stall location Key Resources - containers and foils -straws -chocolate bars -flour -water -warehouse -stall -location Value Propositions -Grab N Go snack - all-in-one -Low cost -snack food -new to the snack market, since it provides 3-in-1 snack meal. -innovative packaging -new to the customers but medium barriers to entry because of uncertainty of intellectual property (packaging based from another country) -Quality product making using technologies -Specially made for students. -Cold Drink but hot and freshly made churros, quick punch straw. Customer Relationship -friendly employees that can accommodate customers at any age. -Maintaining cleanliness in workplace -brand establishment Distribution Channels -Intramuros stall -Franchises (if any) -Schools (to be able to get in touch...
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...ever was a chance for me and Heaven to resolve our differences, it was gone now. For the most part, my parents were good at encouraging me to reach my full potential without being overbearing. But I tell this particular story because it is an excellent example of how being too involved in your child’s life can do more harm than good. “The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting,” a Times magazine article by Nancy Gibbs, refers to this as “helicopter parenting,” and it applies to more than just bullies. Parents are not allowing their kids to play outside anymore or even walk to the store. Their logic is that there are bad people out there: murderers, kidnappers and child molesters. This makes a lot of sense especially if you watch the news on a regular basis. But according to Gibbs, crime is at an all-time low, and most child molesters are family members or close friends (Gibbs, 2009). What parents should be doing is teaching their kids what kind of things to look out for, who it is and isn’t okay to talk to, and where to find an adult if you need one. The fact is, you will never be able to watch your kid every second of the day. That is why instead of stepping in every time there is a problem, we need to teach our kids the proper way to deal with those problems themselves. As for parents who will not allow their children to play outside and force them to use hand...
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... like people who have bad manners, poor personal hygiene, and bad affair to families, friends and other people. People have experienced pet peeves it depends on their situations like being a parent, being a teacher and being a boy or a girl. For me being a girl and a teenager, it is important to have a good personal hygiene to myself in order to have a good health and it is important to look nicely to other people. My pet peeve is that when other people have poor personal hygiene in their self and in other places or things. Based on my experienced and on what I see in my daily activity some people have poor personal hygiene like, I smell some people who have body odors and bad breathe especially when they will come near to me and talk to me or they will sit beside me. I just say to myself that “oh my goodness” and that feeling that I almost vomit because of their smell or odor but I just bare them especially when I ride in a bus. There are some poor personal hygiene as if , some of my classmates or friends is when I saw their fingers nails dirty and they just bite or they just eat their foods without washing their hands and they just went from the restroom. I usually say it to myself that “eewww that’s nasty”. I asked myself that, do they not fall into ill because of their poor personal hygiene? So what I just do to myself just to prevent from ill and just to have a good health is to have practice good personal hygiene and I always bring a sanitizer and some wipes or tissue...
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