Infections can spread easily through hospitals when workers carry pathogens from patient to patient on their hands. Hospitals go to great lengths to encourage employees to keep their hands clean, often by stationing hand sanitizer dispensers next to doors.
The PullClean goes a step further. This invention by Altitude Medical consists of a sanitizer dispenser built right into the door pull. When you grasp the door pull in the center, it squirts sanitizer out the bottom. Built-in electronics and software help hospital administrators keep track of how many people are using it when they open the door.
-via OhGizmo!
I worked for a state Dept. of Health directly for two commissioners, both of whom were physicians with tons of public health experience. They said if you wash your hands with soap and hot water it is just as effective as any anti-bacterial. These creams are great if there are no tubs or faucets or soap around but it's not necessary to have so much anti-biotic in the world -- and it may even be harmful.
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Ooo, that'll be fun when it inevitably gets on the tile floor below.
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