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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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“Giving Germs the Boot” – Infection Prevention Week in MA

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008   

Boston, MA - Don't give germs a single chance. It's "Infection Prevention Week" in Massachusetts, and the focus is on helping people keep infectious bacteria at bay. Marilyn Kramer with the Partnership for Healthcare Excellence says most adults get about four infections a year and they're no big deal, but the potential for serious complications should always be kept in mind. She says some of the toughest bugs thrive in hospitals, so patients and health care teams have to work together to defeat them, and the basic rule is the simple fact that all need to wash their hands.

"You wash your hands as the patient, and all health care workers should wash their hands before and after touching you. If you notice that a physician or a nurse neglects to wash their hands, then remind them to do so."

Kramer says to also remember that infectious germs lurk in community settings like gyms and workout facilities.

"People need to remind themselves in the gym not to share personal equipment, to wipe down the equipment and to use flip-flops in the shower. I know these are common-sense things, but they bear repeating."

Kramer says infection prevention also needs special focus on children, reminding them to "cover their sneeze, please," as well as using their arms or elbows, not hands, to cover a cough. And to keep those hands clean.

More information on "Infection Prevention Week" is online at
www.jointcommission.org.


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