Hospital Infections
Hospital-acquired infections are rampant in U.S. hospitals, with an estimated 2.2 million people affected each year. By far, the biggest culprit in the spread of these potentially deadly infections is unwashed, or poorly washed, hands. The # 1 thing we can all do to stop the spread of infection is simply wash our hands properly with good old soap and water.
Infection can invade through a surgical incision, catheter insertion — even contact with an unsterilized stethoscope and plaque from the patient’s own teeth. All of these conditions are ripe for bacterial attacks on vulnerable patients.
When it comes to infection, it’s important to know that hospital doors swing in both directions. Hospital-acquired infections are migrating to our communities in alarming numbers, passed from person to person, locker to locker, and then they come back again with new patients, family members and other hospital visitors. Already, 6% of us are colonized with a superbug. But don’t panic: just learn to wash your hands the right way!
Watch the video below to learn how to properly wash your hands inside and outside of health care settings. (Thanks to Melinda Beck, Health Editor at the Wall Street Journal, for the video.)
More than 135,00 Americans die every year from hospital-acquired infections. Most of these fatalities are preventable.
Aren’t you glad to know that you have the power to help stop this deadly trend? Especially since it is really so easy. No vaccines to schedule, no expensive equipment to buy—it’s just as simple as learning a little more about where to find bacteria and how to use simple ingredients for maximum cleansing power.
Please take a few minutes now to learn more about the kinds of staph infections we’re fighting in hospitals, schools and in our communities.
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