·Currently, 271 people a day - the equivalent of one airline crash - will die from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/87452.php
·According to the Centers for Disease Control:
oAbout 1.7 million patients suffer annually from care-related infections
oHAIs are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
oHAIs will kill 99,000 people this year
oHAIs kill more people than AIDS, breast cancer and auto accidents combined.
·Research shows that nearly three quarters of patients' room are contaminated with MRSA and VRE. These bacteria are on cabinets, counter tops, bedrails, bedside tables, and other surfaces. Once patients and caregivers touch these surfaces, their hands become vectors for disease.
oOne study showed that when a nurse walks into a room occupied by a patient with MRSA and has no patient contact, but touches objects in the room, the nurse's gloves are contaminated 42% of the time when leaving the room.
·Currently, 271 people a day - the equivalent of one airline crash - will die from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/87452.php
·According to the Centers for Disease Control:
oAbout 1.7 million patients suffer annually from care-related infections
oHAIs are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
oHAIs will kill 99,000 people this year
oHAIs kill more people than AIDS, breast cancer and auto accidents combined.
·Research shows that nearly three quarters of patients' room are contaminated with MRSA and VRE. These bacteria are on cabinets, counter tops, bedrails, bedside tables, and other surfaces. Once patients and caregivers touch these surfaces, their hands become vectors for disease.
oOne study showed that when a nurse walks into a room occupied by a patient with MRSA and has no patient contact, but touches objects in the room, the nurse's gloves are contaminated 42% of the time when leaving the room.
