{"id":741,"date":"2016-06-22T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/priorclavena.com\/?p=741"},"modified":"2020-01-30T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T22:14:15","slug":"wrong-hands-jet-dryers-harm-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.priorclave.com\/en-us\/2016\/06\/22\/wrong-hands-jet-dryers-harm-good\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Wrong Hands, Jet Dryers Do More Harm than Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">What\u2019s grosser than gross?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Turns out it may not be that guy who didn\u2019t wash his hands after using the restroom. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techinsider.io\/dryers-paper-towels-spread-bacteria-2016-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A new study published in the <i>Journal of Applied Microbiology<\/i> reports that jet dryers (such as the Dyson Airblade) spread more germs than warm air dryers or paper towels.<\/a>\u00a0Rather than being a solution that is quick, sanitary, and environmentally friendly, jet dryers can blast pathogen-infested water vapor all over a restroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Perspective is everything.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2016\/04\/dyson-dryers-hurl-60x-more-viruses-most-at-kid-face-height-than-other-dryers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dyson Corporation points out that proper hand washing &#8212; vigorous 20-second scrubbing with soap and water &#8212; will leave nothing objectionable for the Air Blade to fling around the room.<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>And isn\u2019t proper hand washing what we all wanted in the first place?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We all agree: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/handwashing\/why-handwashing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hand washing is important and, more important, a tremendous value.<\/a>\u00a0A squirt of soap and twenty seconds of scrubbing effectively prevents the spread of a huge range of nasties, including norovirus, Salmonella, E. coli, and even hand-foot-mouth disease (all of which disproportionately affect children under the age of 5 &#8212; who, coincidentally, are face-level to most wall-mounted jet dryers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But real life happens, and the answers we look for lie somewhere between the two extremes of jet-powered pathogen distribution and absolutely perfect hand hygiene. Shocking findings like this are ripe for further public health research. How do we get away from disposable paper towels and maintain a safe, clean public environment?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>[Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jariceiii\/4960522015\/in\/photolist-8ykYnD-5XXKTc-6yGzsK-rtgrA3-8BYukz-6CWUE6-8C2yqL-qN558K-akrM1n-6GraPi-gnyhAv-4zXyi9-85nniy-7a2zdP-5v1xE9-iCKfvF-bUJsjL-jBE6ed-dbcm7t-dX7RzB-ackzaf-8P3yXu-DTPN5-5jPVhh-3nXp9T-4N1Dor-gd85Sc-dQYqpt-cHsmMS-5WNByC-jT3ru-iwMKQL-oNH1U2-bWrNpR-dsCiyG-sXHVm-6Kfih5-ahFp5D-cZ4g5J-6mPRJh-EJSxHM-sgRzY6-3b32DR-6ciDiq-N8qwY-c7Mgdb-4E26Wm-e3JLHE-8JppNi-bLiutt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jar[o], CC BY 2.0<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s grosser than gross?\u00a0Turns out it may not be that guy who didn\u2019t wash his hands after using the restroom. 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