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Excerpt from A Thesis on Hospital Hygiene: For the Degree of Doctor of Medicine in the University of New York Entered, according to Act oi Congress, in the ycai 1861. BY valentine mott francis, M.D In the Cleik's Office of the District Court of the United States tor the Southcm District of New York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PREFACE. Ill derived. Allow me to hope, at least, that I can lay claim honestly to the faithful endeavor to deserve the approbation of the Horatian precept, Scri- bendi recte sapere est et principium et fons. V. M. F. York, 37 East 16m Street. chapter{Section 4HOSPITAL HYGIENE. They spy'd a goodly castle, placed Foreby a river in a pleasant dale, Which, chasing for that evening-s hospital, They thither maroh'd. Spenser's fairy Queen. Of the numerous charities which call on us for sympathy and support, none deserves a more energetic action in its behalf than the Hospital. Hospitals, as is well known, are intended for the immediate relief of any sufferer; their doors always open to welcome those who stand in need of succor; the nursery where afflicted humanity is tendered such care as will cure the body of its diseases, and restore to the mind its full powers, so as to enable the unfortunate victim again to mingle with the world, and fight manfully in the battle of life; until it shall please his Maker to take him to a brighter, and a happier sphere. No charities have accomplished more good, or have been of greater benefit to mankind at large, than Hospitals. In them the bold mariner, separated from kindred and friends by thousands of miles of tumultuous sea, finds comfort and repose. There all, from the wounded soldier to the starving pauper, receive shelter and assistance. Every nation, all classes, are equally the recipients of their benefits; their portals are open to all, irrespective of creed; and upon each child of want are bestowed the purest offerings of that science which glories in its mission?the mitigation of human woe. If Institutions of this kind are so necessary to the world, then it becomes us to use every means in our power to imp...

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The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to improve practices and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to patients and HCWs. The present Guidelines are intended to be implemented in any situation in which health care is delivered either to a patient or to a specific group in a population. Therefore, this concept applies to all settings where health care is permanently or occasionally performed, such as home care by birth attendants. Definitions of health-care settings are proposed in Appendix 1. These Guidelines and the associated WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy and an Implementation Toolkit (http://www.who.int/gpsc/en/) are designed to offer health-care facilities in Member States a conceptual framework and practical tools for the application of recommendations in practice at the bedside. While ensuring consistency with the Guidelines recommendations, individual adaptation according to local regulations, settings, needs, and resources is desirable. This extensive review includes in one document sufficient technical information to support training materials and help plan implementation strategies. The document comprises six parts.