A team of dedicated public health care researchers has published a study on a protocol for hand and table sanitization in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. In this study, the authors reviewed the scientific literature and developed a protocol for hand and table sanitizing that is specific to the chiropractic profession. As Evans, et al state, “The purpose of this article is to present a proposed guideline for hand and treatment table surface sanitizing for the chiropractic profession that is evidence-based and can easily be adopted by teaching institutions and doctors in the field.” The authors suggest that hand hygiene and table sanitizing procedures could lower the risk of potential infection for both clinical personnel and patients in chiropractic treatment areas. This article offers the chiropractic profession a set of guidelines that may assist in educational environments, teaching clinics, and private practices.

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A Proposed Protocol for Hand and Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Clinics and Education Institutions.

Marion Willard Evans Jr., DC, PhD, CHES, Michael Ramcharan DC, Rod Floyd, DC, DrPH, Gary Globe, DC, PhD, Harrison Ndetan, MS, MPH, Ronald Williams, PhD, CHES, Ronald Ivie, DC, MA

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (2009) 8, 38–47.