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Fist bump curbs spreading germs According to a new study, 12 times more germs are transmitted with a handshake than with a fist bump (a form of greeting when people gently touch the knuckles of their fists). According to this study, fist bumping is one of the simplest, no-cost behavior changes that can dramatically improve public health, and follows some national recommendations of banning handshakes around patients. During the study a “donor” glove was dipped in Escherichia coli, dried, and then made contact with a sterile recipient glove. Three types of greetings were evaluated: the handshake, high five, and fist bump. The length of time and amount of contact area was also compared. The high five transmitted half the germs of a handshake, but still more than six times the amount of a fist bump. For more information about the fist bump study, visit apic.org/Resource_/TinyMceFileManager/Fist_bump_article_AJIC_August_2014.pdf/.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:52:57 +0000

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