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==Prevention==
==Prevention==
Wash your hands for at least 1 minute, like this:
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*Lather up well with warm water and soap.
 
*Wash the backs and palms of your hands, fingers, between your fingers, and under your nails thoroughly.
 
*Wash for as long as it takes you to say the alphabet slowly or sing the "Happy Birthday" song 2 times through.
 
*Dry with a clean paper towel. Also, use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the bathroom door.
 
*After any surgery, you will be asked to take deep breaths to help keep your lungs open. Follow the advice of your doctor and nurse to help prevent pneumonia.
 
*Most hospitals have programs to prevent hospital-acquired infections.


==References==
==References==

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  1. Coffin, Susan E.; Klompas, Michael; Classen, David; Arias, Kathleen M.; Podgorny, Kelly; Anderson, Deverick J.; Burstin, Helen; Calfee, David P.; Dubberke, Erik R.; Fraser, Victoria; Gerding, Dale N.; Griffin, Frances A.; Gross, Peter; Kaye, Keith S.; Lo, Evelyn; Marschall, Jonas; Mermel, Leonard A.; Nicolle, Lindsay; Pegues, David A.; Perl, Trish M.; Saint, Sanjay; Salgado, Cassandra D.; Weinstein, Robert A.; Wise, Robert; Yokoe, Deborah S. (2008). "Strategies to Prevent Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals •". Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 29 (S1): S31–S40. doi:10.1086/591062. ISSN 0899-823X.

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