In accordance with the specifications of the Robert Koch Institute, DesiCoach® combines the three most important learning objectives of effective hand disinfection in one product for the first time.

1. Dosage

The right amount for your individual hand size 

➞ Depending on the size of the hand, about 3 to 5 milliliters are needed to wash both hands complete and sufficient to wet.

2. Rubbing technique

The most effective techniques for complete wetting 

➞ With a series of skilled and individually practiced hand movements, all skin areas completely wetted become.

3. Order

Your routine for fixing vulnerabilities 

➞ The order is crucial to find the positions to wet firstwhere the liquid is difficult to distribute.

Here's how:

With these steps
you achieve the learning objectives.

Step 1 – 2

1. Dosage

Measure the dye into the palm of your hand and rub it all over your hands.

After rubbing in, the Color intensitywhether you have used the sufficient dosage for your hand size.

Tip: Counting pump strokes is generally inaccurate due to the variable dosages of the dispensers. It's better to develop a feel for the correct amount in the palm of your hand. Only with a sufficient amount can the contact time specified by the manufacturer (usually 30 seconds) be fully adhered to. If too little disinfectant is applied, however, the wetted area is significantly reduced! ^[1]

Step 1 – 2

2. Rubbing technique

When rubbing in, the dyer initially remains invisible – just like normal disinfectant.

Only after about 1 minute will possible gaps in disinfection become visible. This helps you to independent rubbing technique to develop.

Step 3 – 4

2. Rubbing technique

When using the decolorizer, the wetting immediately visible.

This wow effect helps you to improve your handling directly during application to improve specifically.

Tip: The disinfectant should be rubbed onto both hands so that the entire surface of the hands remains wet for the duration of the contact time. With a series of skillful hand movements, all skin areas can be wetted before the disinfectant evaporates.

Step 3 – 4

3. Order

After rubbing in, the decolorizer makes it visible where too little liquid has reached.

Based on paint residues, you can analyze whether you have Sequence of your hand movements to reach difficult to disinfect skin areas punctual to wet.

Tip: Scientific studies show that the method of "individual routine“ achieves better results than strictly imitating a "prescribed procedure“.^[2] This learning objective is therefore about developing an independent and individual routine that ensures that critical skin areas are particularly well disinfected (finger sprays first!).

The learning objectives show what really matters when it comes to hand disinfection. When used correctly, DesiCoach helps you^®to achieve these goals visibly, easily and sustainably.

Sources:

[1] Kampf et al.; Less and less–influence of volume on hand coverage and bactericidal efficacy in hand disinfection; BMC Infectious Diseases 2013; 13:472
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/...]

[2] Sakmen et al.; Impact of the teaching method of the rub-in technique for learning hygienic hand disinfection in medical studies: a comparative effectiveness analysis of two techniques; GMS Hygiene and Infection Control 2019; 14; Doc17
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/...]