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Patients take HAI prevention into own hands
Published May 2008
Groups such as the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and the Safe Care Campaign are raising public awareness with five simple steps patients can take toward not becoming a victim of these infections.
The advice includes:
bring your own toys for children to play with
stay warm before and during surgery
ask physicians to wash their hands
ask where syringes have been
be your own advocate for infection control
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99,000 hospital acquired infections lead to death each year, CNN.com reports.
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