This video gives an overview of MRSA. I found it to be very informative and could be used for patients requesting further information on MRSA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbguONM0vqo&feature=related
Preventing and controlling MRSA
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Where is MRSA found and what is the treatment?
This article gives information about the common places MRSA is found and
the treatment for MRSA. http://www.patient.co.uk/health/MRSA.htm
Who gets MRSA?
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People who are hospitalized are more likely to get MRSA, especially
if they have been in the hospital for a length of time. Patients who are very
ill or have wounds/open sores are more prone to get MRSA. Urinary catheters and tubes going into veins
sometimes are contaminated by MRSA and can lead to urine or blood infection.
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MRSA can affect you in two ways; either you are a carrier of
MRSA or have an infection caused by MRSA.
What is MRSA
colonization?
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MRSA colonization is when MRSA grows in or on your body with
no signs or symptoms of an infection.
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The most common place for colonization is armpits, nostrils,
skin, throat, and urine.
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MRSA colonization can later develop in your body and spread
to other people.
What is the
treatment for MRSA?
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Treated with antibiotics. Although most antibiotics will not
be effective. Many MRSA infections can only be treated with antibiotics that
need to be given directly into the vein.
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The course of treatment is often for several weeks.
Video on isolation
This video shows you how to apply and remove Personal Protective Equipment including the mask and goggles if needed. The education is focused on families of an isolation patient. It includes education on contact, airborne, and droplet. The only thing we would do differently, as health care workers, with a mask is take it off last and in my facility and throw it away outside of the room in a garbage can. N95's are no longer recommended at my facility as well due to it's poor seal on many health-care personnel. PAPR's (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) are now used.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7BybT0B46k
The video was created by martinisusb. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7BybT0B46k
The video was created by martinisusb. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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