Maybe you’ve been one of the lucky ones thus far. You’ve never nicked yourself… down there… with a razor.
Yet.
But that all could be about to change, if a recent trend of specific emergency room visits is any indication.
Tag: hospitals
Parents, listen up!
Remember when WEB WATCH TOLD YOU ABOUT POO in the BALL PIT? Or when we mentioned other PLAYGROUND INJURIES that you need to be aware of when your kids go out to play?
Well, guess what? There’s anotherPLAYGROUND DANGERthat Web Watch needs to share with you:
The CDC claims that 1.7 million people become infected while at a hospital, but according to RID: The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, the actual number of infections at hospitals each year is much, much higher.
On average, a patient DIES AT A HOSPITAL due to a hospital-related infection every six minutes. RID says it’s at least 103,000 (preventable?) deaths a year, causing up to $30 billion in hospital costs.
It’s the fourth leading cause of death, with heart disease, cancer, and strokes taking the top three spots.
Another day, another study that proves Web Watch was right ages ago.
Remember back when we told you that DOCTORS AND NURSE WERE SPREADING GERMS EVERYWHERE THEY GO?
Apparently, MSNBC didn’t use us as a reference when they published their story yesterday entitled HOSPITAL GARB HARBORS NASTY BACTERIA. Frequent Web Watch readers, however, would already have known this and would have said “pfffft” to MSNBC’s late coverage of this important health-related topic.
Doctor walking around in scrubs
You’ve seen them around town: walking through the park on their way to and from lunch, driving through the bank teller line, shopping at the grocery store, eating at restaurants after a shift, riding your elevator — doctors, dental hygenists, nurses, and other medical professionals all wearing their scrubs out in public.
Think about it.
Why do medical professionals wear scrubs? They’re easy to clean, and they don’t want to get their “real” clothes dirty.
So why do you see so many of these same medical staff wandering around in public in their scrub outfits? They certainly aren’t going to wear these non-sterilized clothes anywhere that would possible infect you in their day-to-day care of your illness or dental exams.
Or are they?