(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Practice hand hygiene before interacting with a patient
Healthcare personnel often clean their hands more than 7 times in an hour
Germs can survive on your hands for over 3 hours
Pat hands dry rather than rub hands dry
Avoid using hot water to prevent drying of the skin
Washing your hands a few times a day can reduce diarrhea rates by 40%
The average person only spends 6 seconds washing their hands
The 2 most important times to wash your hands are before and after preparing food, and after going to the bathroom
Wear gloves when needed for Standard Precautions
Damp hands are 1,000 times more likely to spread bacteria than dry hands
Most bacteria on our hands are under our fingernails
Touching your face with dirty hands spreads sicknesses pneumonia, a cold, and the flu
Deaths can be prevented with proper handwashing practices
The ideal amount of time to wash your hands is 30 seconds
Only 2/3 of people who do wash their hands use soap
Practice hand hygiene immediately after glove removal
Areas frequently missed include the tips of the fingers, palms of your hands and thumbs
Use a towel to turn off the faucet and open door
CDC recommends using alcohol-based hand sanitizer unless hands are visibly dirty
Pneumonia is the #1 cause of childhood death, and is preventable by regular hand washing
Remove gloves carefully to prevent hand contamination as dirty gloves can soil hands
40% of people don’t wash their hands after sneezing, coughing or blowing their nose
Natural nails should not extend past the fingertip
Men are less likely to wash their hands than women
