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CDC Core Practice: Use an alcohol-based hand rub OR wash with soap and water for the multiple clinical indications… perform hand hygiene with soap and water when hands are visibly soiled.: https://lnkd.in/giGxYux .
Hand sanitizer remains in high usage and demand as the pandemic persists—but some forms of the gel germ-fighters have reportedly caused people’s hands to catch on barely-visible blue fire, prompting the Defense Department to warn troops and others this week to be safe when sanitizing.
“Shortly after the application to his hands, but before the liquid disinfectant had evaporated and completely dried, the employee touched a metal surface which accumulated a static electrical charge, resulting in an ignition source,” the bulletin read. “The ethyl-alcohol based disinfectant flashed, resulting in an almost invisible blue flame on both hands.”
