Abstract: OBJECTIVE To explore the convenience of accesses to alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) located at different sites in intensive care unit (ICU) and the tendency of medical staff to take those ABHR based on the consumption of the ABHR so as to provide theoretical basis for screening of the optimal location for placement of hand disinfectants ICU. METHODS The volumes of consumption of ABHR that were placed next to the ward beds, on treatment vehicles and at the doors of the isolation wards in ICU were measured monthly from Mar 2018 to May 2018. The consumptions were compared among the placement sites. RESULTS The monthly average consumption of ABHR located on the treatment vehicle was (285.64±83.73) ml per vehicle, the consumption of ABHR located at the end of the bed was more than that of ABHR hang at the front of the bed, and there was significant difference (P<0.001). As for the sites in the isolation wards, the consumption of ABHR hang at front of the bed was the least (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference in the consumption of ABHR at the end of the bed, inside the door and outside the door, and there was no significant difference in the consumption of ABHR placed at the end of the bed between the isolation wards and the non-isolation wards. CONCLUSION The optimal sites for location of ABHR are evaluated in this article from the perspective of the consumption, it is convenient for the health care workers to access when the ABHR is placed on the treatment vehicle, bedsides and doors of isolation wards in ICU. As compared with the ABHR hang at the front of the bed, the healthcare workers are inclined to use those that are placed at the end of the bed.