Published: February 24, 2010
Prevent Deadly Hospital Infections With Tips From Award Winning Book, Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive
LOS ANGELES - (BUSINESS WIRE) - According to the new study released by the Archives of Internal
Medicine (February 22, 2010), 48,000 deaths were caused by hospital
infections. Author and patient advocate Martine Ehrenclou, M.A., offers
tips to prevent hospital-acquired infectious diseases during a hospital
stay. "Patients and their loved ones must get involved to prevent
diseases such as MRSA, pneumonia and sepsis," said Ehrenclou, author of
the multiple award winning Critical Conditions: The Essential
Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive. "It is now essential
that we are all part of the solution to eradicate deadly hospital
infections."
Following are seven tips to help keep yourself healthy during a hospital
stay. Ask a family member or good friend to assist you with these tasks.
Having a loved one act as your advocate is an essential part of
surviving a hospital stay.
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Before you are admitted to the hospital, call and ask about their
infection rates.
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Ask if the hospital prescreens all patients for MRSA.
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Ask your primary care physician if it would be appropriate for you
to be given antibiotics to prevent infections.
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Ask everyone who comes in contact with you to wash their hands and
put on a fresh pair of disposable gloves.
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Ask your physician to wipe his or her stethoscope with an alcohol
swab before touching you.
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Request a private room if this is feasible. This cuts in half your
exposure to infection spread by a roommate's physicians, nurses and
visitors.
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Avoid touching meal tray tables and bedrails unless they have been
freshly cleaned.
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Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One
Out Alive (Lemon Grove Press) has won 14 book awards. The goal of its
author is to empower patients and their loved ones to stay safe and
healthy during hospital stays.
For more information on how to prevent hospital-acquired infectious
diseases, go to www.CriticalConditions.com.
Lemon Grove Press
Martine Ehrenclou
310-820-4779
Martine@criticalconditions.com
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