DON'T IGNORE THIS WARNING - IT COULD COST
YOU YOUR LIFE OR LIMB
IT
COULD SAVE YOUR
LIFE!
[Daily Mail- GOOD HEALTH- November18, 2008]
We all know about bugs on
hospital wards, but surely you're safe on
the operating table?
Sadly NOT -as tens of
thousands are discovering every year.
Scalpel
forceps infection?
[When
they cut you open the open wound is
immediately a source of infection and the
following advice
COULD SAVE
YOUR
LIFE]
Tony Field of the patient
group MRSA Support, recommends ALL PATIENTS
having a routine operation TAKE their own
ANTISEPTIC WASH
to use before SURGERY.
'Creams such
as SkinSure
keep the skin clear of
bacteria for three hours. We
recommend patients use a cream like that
BEFORE AN INCISION IS
MADE.
'Also patients
SHOULD NEVER
allow a surgical site to be uncovered
even for the
SLIGHTEST MOMENT.
THAT'S
WHEN AN INFECTION CAN GET IN.'
An
estimated 400,000 NHS patients in England
were affected last year-YOU could be part of
the statistic for this year if you ignore
this salutary warning.
[
extract]- by RACHEL ELLIS]
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