title: Hand rub-associated fire incidents during 25,038 hospital-years in Germany.
abstract: Fire incidents in German hospitals related to the use of alcohol-based hand rubs were analyzed. Seven nonsevere fire incidents were identified, occurring during 25,038 hospital-years, which were caused by individual human actions and not by technical failure. The results underline the safety of using alcohol-based hand rubs in hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Institut fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universitat Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kampf
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local