English hospital releases hand hygiene rap and music video

Clinicians and administrative staff at Leicester General Hospital in the United Kingdom have created a catchy hand hygiene rap to the tune of Vanilla Ice’s 1990s hit, “Ice Ice Baby,” according to the Leicester Mercury.

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The song lyrics highlight the World Health Organization’s Five Moments for Hand Hygiene and how these critical hand-washing practices help prevention the transfer of infections like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile.

The song was written by Vicky Cartwright, a head nurse for surgical services at Leicester’s hospitals.

Watch the hand hygiene video below.

Hand Hygiene Promotional Video from Leicester’s Hospitals on Vimeo.

 

 

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