Personal hygiene is important to ensure the safety of yourself and others. Listed below are ways to make sure you meet the highest standards of personal hygiene.
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- Always be clean and presentable, e.g., long hair tied back.
- Avoid contact with other people’s body fluids, e.g., blood from a victim.
- Cover open cuts or wounds
- Use single-use items when providing resuscitation or first aid if available, e.g., a resuscitation mask.
- Wash your hands regularly, especially before and after activities such as treating a victim, eating or handling garbage.