why dnt someone get a better way to let u wash ur hands than using a tap? if u go to the toilet obviously u go wash ur hands afterwards u open the tap and close it ur hands are clean but not after u close the tap germs spread!!!
2006-09-04 00:59:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Use a paper towel to turn it off then. Most places have the sinks that you only have to put your hands under the tap and it will come on automatically. And the reason there are so many germs is because of the people that don't wash their hands. So there is a good reason to wash up!
2006-09-04 01:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by tmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to wash your hands frequently becaue of germs. When you leave any Dr. office for example, if you go visit someone in the hospital, there are so many germs in those places you can't even imagine. When you close the tap just use a piece of paper toweling i do that all the time. Make sure you wash your hands good for at least 20 seconds with antibacterial soap and dry them really good.
2006-09-04 08:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by ~*á?¦Kileaá?¦*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's true, but that's why you can close the tap using a paper towel so that the germs go on the towel.
People are making an effort to prevent that kind of germ spreading. Have you noticed that there are more and more auto matic faucets?
2006-09-04 08:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lioness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a valid point. As you have probably seen in movies and on TV, medical personnel use their elbows when turning off the water before a procedure.
Fortunately, more commercial bathrooms have motion sensor taps, but when I'm not sure about the sanitation of a place, I try to use a paper towel when touching the sink handles.
2006-09-04 09:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use paper towel to handle the tap in a public washroom. Some washrooms are now equipped with automatic taps that use a motion sensor to activate the water flow. Some special soaps do not require water - just rub the soap into your skin and wipe with a tissue.
2006-09-04 08:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After washing hands,wipe hands with clean paper towels,use paper towels and turn off taps.
2006-09-04 08:06:25 · answer #6 · answered by jamesanderson22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I run water over the tap handles as I wash.
2006-09-08 01:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you wash your hands but before you turn the taps off, dry your hands with the paper towels if available and use them to turn the taps off.
If you want, carry waterless handcleaner with you and use it.
2006-09-04 08:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i open the tap wash my hands then close the tap with a paper towel.
2006-09-04 08:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by setter505 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to use the paper towel to turn off the knob, then you will not spread germs.
If there are no paper towels then use something else, such as toilet paper.
2006-09-04 08:04:13 · answer #10 · answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋