MRSA Spreads Fast, But You Can Stop It: Stop MRSA in Jails and Prisons [Hand Sanitizer]

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• Alternative Title:
  Stop MRSA in jails and prisons
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) spreads fast, but you can stop it. If you can't wash your hands, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer. How? Sanitizer works when your hands are not visibly dirty; Consider carrying a personal-size bottle; Rub hands together until dry; Do not rinse your hands. When? After pat downs; After inmate transfer; After removing gloves; After touching soiled or wet clothing or laundry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Title from NIOSHTIC-2
  
  If you have a MRSA infection (correctional staff) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-115/
  
  
• Subjects:
  Bacterial Infections Communicable Diseases Correctional Facilities Hand Disinfection Law Enforcement Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Microbiology Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Prisons Protective Clothing Safety Safety Management Skin Skin Diseases Staphylococcal Infections Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Skin-diseases; Skin-disorders; Skin-infections; Infection-control; Infectious-diseases; Microorganisms; Bacteria; Bacterial-disease; Bacterial-infections; Prison-workers; Law-enforcement-workers; Correctional-facilities; Administration; Work-environment; Worker-health; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Personal-protection; Personal-protective-equipment; Hand-protection; Sanitation; Surveillance-programs
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-115, 2013 Jan; :1
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042051
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ebc27032177398c978bb897ec4eceb3ff710fa82cdacaadc27ec009307de87242df7810518e52e09d9c45252209abe30c62b5e0dd341929109dd2ff36602b2c8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24022/cdc_24022_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.57 MB ]