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MRSA and Other Hospital Acquired Infections: Reducing Your Risks - 0 views

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  • don't just assume you're getting antibiotics: ask if you are. If you aren't, ask why. 
    • abrown844
      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      If you don't ask questions, you will never know what is going on. Not all doctors inform you about what they are preparing to do before they do it.
  • CDC recommends that if hair is removed it should be done immediately before surgery.
    • abrown844
      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Shaving the night before can cause skin infections.
  • "It's your health," says Peter B. Angood, MD, co-director, International Center for Patient Safety, "so you need to make sure that health care providers are washing their hands and protecting you."
    • abrown844
      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Don't be afraid to reassure you health; your body, your rules.
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  • Before you're discharged, make sure you understand what to watch for. How will you know if your incision is getting infected? What will it look like? How will it feel? If you don't know these things, you might assume that dangerous signs of a hospital-acquired infection are just normal postoperative pain.
    • abrown844
      abrown844 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Stay well informed and aware.
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