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How to Avoid Hospital Germs
Florence Nightingale once said, “The first requirement of a hospital is that it should do no harm.”
Unfortunately, that goal has still not been totally achieved. There is a good deal of research that shows spending time in a hospital can make you sick–for several reasons.
• There are a number of viruses and bacteria brought into hospitals by patients, employees, and visitors.
• The hospital rounds made by the staff can transmit viruses and bacteria from one patient to another.
• Hospital procedures, such as injections and I.V. therapy, penetrate the skin, bypassing the body’s first line of defense against disease.
Nosocomial (hospital-linked) infections are on the rise due to hospital cutbacks, carelessness and violations of infection-control standards. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.
• Try to be as well-rested and as well-nourished as possible before you’re admitted to the hospital.
• Ask that hospital personnel wash their hands before providing care to you.
• If a hospital roommate becomes infected with pneumonia, ask to have your room changed.
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