IMAGINE THIS TOO MANY PEOPLE
ARE STILL DYING FROM THIS DECADES OLD C. diff, the shit disease where contracting the
superbug C. difficile in the hospital often is fatal or at least increases a
patient’s stay by an average of six days, putting serious financial strain on
Canada’s health-care system. A study by Quebec’s public health research
institute (INSPQ) shows deaths related to clostridium difficile
infections in 2010-2011 were the highest they’ve been since 2004. A total of 619
Quebecers died from C. difficile over the course of 2010 and 2011. And one death
is always still one too many here too.. C. difficile is most often acquired in
hospital, and the disease is highly
contagious.
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We do not live in
the dark ages for shit Disease is caused by poor cleanliness, poor hygiene, poor
sanitation at the Hospital, who have been hiring NOT ONLY LAZY BAD employees but
they have FOR AN UNACCEPTABLE DECADE NOW TOO MANY THEY been cutting back on
their MAINTENANCE COSTS and this has been unacceptable CLEARLY LEADING TO their
criminal murderous acts OF THE CITIZENS.
.
Do take ALL OF
THE HEALTH MINISTERS KNOW BEFORE A FIRING SQUAD AND SHOOT THEM, for THAT WOULD
BE A RIGHT START TOO. http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/shit-disease-c-difficile-or-what-ever/
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Seniors and
Children are more seriously affected, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure ,
.
AND FOR DECADES
EVEN IN QUEBEC, CANADA, AND NO ONE IS JAILED FOR IT.. NOT EVEN THE HEALTH
MINISTERS.
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Like most C. diff
patients symptoms began with severe diarrhea as the intestines were shutting
down and the colon becomes swollen that it pushed pressure up to the lungs,
making it difficult to breathe. In serious cases a fecal transplant can often
be used successfully here..
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“ A USA TODAY investigation shows that is
far more prevalent than federal reports suggest. The bacteria is linked in
hospital records to more than 30,000 deaths a year in the United States— about
twice federal estimates and rivaling the 32,000 killed in
traffic accidents. It strikes about a half-million Americans a year. Yet despite a decade of rising C. diff rates, health care providers and the government agencies that oversee them have been slow to adopt proven strategies to reduce the infections, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and illnesses that could have been prevented, the investigation shows. Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff . "I wish doctors were more forthcoming. … You don't learn about it until after it's too late." The big challenge in curbing C. diff is getting everyone to work together — from health care administrators and the government regulators to doctors and nurses and the housekeeping staffs . “
traffic accidents. It strikes about a half-million Americans a year. Yet despite a decade of rising C. diff rates, health care providers and the government agencies that oversee them have been slow to adopt proven strategies to reduce the infections, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and illnesses that could have been prevented, the investigation shows. Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff . "I wish doctors were more forthcoming. … You don't learn about it until after it's too late." The big challenge in curbing C. diff is getting everyone to work together — from health care administrators and the government regulators to doctors and nurses and the housekeeping staffs . “
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“Hospital billing
data collected by the US federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
shows that more than 9% of C. diff-related hospitalizations end in death —
nearly five times the rate for other hospital stays. Hundreds of Thousands
more of unnumbered patients are treated in nursing homes, clinics and doctors'
offices.” http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-16/deadly-bacteria-hospital-infections/57079514/1
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C. diff is "a big
concern. And C. diff infection can also now strike individuals at any age. The
use of certain antibiotics can further allow C. diff to thrive Most medical
staff and even citizens do not yet know,m realize how serious the diseases,
prblme is cause they have not even been told about any of it. Too many People
are thus now dying needlessly. Deaths and illnesses are much higher than those
disclosed also since the bad doctors on their death certificates, often don't
list the infection when patients die from complications, C. diff , kidney
failure. It's unacceptable and outrageous that C. diff hovers at all-time highs
and the barrier is often cover ups and hospital costs plus unacceptable medical
practices. The news media and studies show that emergency rooms, patients'
rooms, washrooms, operating rooms too still often aren't cleaned sufficiently.
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In 2009, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched an "action plan" to reduce
six high-priority Hopsital, seniors, old age homes infections, including C.
diff. Infection rates for five of those have dropped significantly, including
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA but not C. diff infections
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In 2003 the US
Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates hospital disinfectants, learned
that none of its approved products actually killed C. diff spores — though many
claimed on their labels that they were effective against the bacteria so the
agency ordered manufacturers to remove the claims and began to identify new
disinfectants that work.
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Steps have already been taken in Canada in
major hospitals to try to reduce C. Diff infections. Much more needs still to be
done ti insure better quality medical care and patient safety. Nurses, doctors,
pharmacists , therapists that provide hands-on treatment, cleaning technicians
still all do need to be out there and do much more to keep all rooms clean and
hospital infection rates down The government should require all hospitals to
mandatorily and not optional report all C. diff cases.
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They must also meet targets for reducing
C. diff.. in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings, 30% reduction per
year, and there must be a real penalty under Medicare and Medicaid for
facilities that have allowed high C. diff rates. All nursing homes hospitals
must publically publicly report their rates of infections, qne include C. diff.
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Standing in the way to reduce C. Diff
infections still are the false Hospital, old age homes concerns about the
costs, staffing and the complexity of creating and implementing new procedures
that require interdisciplinary teams to work together as even many homes,
Hospitals have cut housekeeping budgets in recent years, so many hospitals spend
too little minutes cleaning all the rooms room.
.
As hospitals and nursing homes struggle
with tight budgets and limited staffing, patient advocates say its critical that
the public become more engaged in minimizing infection risks. Not all Hospitals
don't want to tell others, patients the hospital might be contaminated," or to
tell the patients too the steps patients can take to minimize infection risks.
Old age homes, Healthcare facilities often lie, do not disclose the truth cause
the "care about their reputation."
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Most hospitals
still are slow to admit that they have infection related problems because
admitting those problems, opens them up to lawsuits, and is admitting guilt
prior to going to trial. It's all about insurance (money) and lawyers. Things
which should have nothing to do with keeping us healthy.
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There is also
limited tracking of antibiotics usages. In 2010, about 42% of infection control
specialists nationwide said their facility had no antibiotic stewardship
program, based on a survey by the Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology. Such programs typically track the use of antibiotics
to ensure proper use, which can reduce opportunities for infection.
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The challenge of
reducing C. Diff is also now still needed in nursing homes, where antibiotics
are prolific, staffing often is too thin and it's tougher to isolate patients.
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“How to attack the problem.There's no
mystery to cutting C. diff rates. The spore-forming bacteria exists throughout
the environment: water, soil, human and animal feces. It typically sickens
people taking certain stomach medicines or antibiotics, which diminish healthy
bacteria in the gut as they attack infections. When levels of healthy bacteria
get low, C. diff can take over, producing toxins that cause intense diarrhea,
often with grave complications.The germ thrives in settings where antibiotics
are in wide use, and its proliferation has accelerated as a new, hyper-virulent
strain has emerged over the past decade. C. diff spores spread through fecal
contamination: They get on people's hands, often from bathroom fixtures, and
move to other surfaces by touch, from light switches to bed rails to tables and
trays. The tough-to-kill spores resist many disinfectants and can survive for
months. Once they're on patients' hands, it's a short trip to their mouths — and
their intestines."
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The challenge is
twofold:
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Control the use
of antibiotics that allow C. diff to flourish,
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and prevent the
bacteria's spread from infected patients via dirty hands, dirty rooms or dirty
equipment.”
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The British
experience "has shown that substantial C. diff reductions are possible,"
including changes in room-cleaning procedures, antibiotic controls and testing
protocols for patients showing C. diff symptoms.
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Many other health care infections have
been stemmed by ensuring that certain medical procedures are done properly. That
the Catheter-related infections were eliminated by getting doctors to change
protocols for installing the devices. Infections linked to surgical incisions
and ventilators can be reduced by getting doctors and nurses to alter practices
and more staff are needed.
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Many US hospitals
also have confronted those challenges head-on:
.
“•In Cincinnati,
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health slashed its high C. diff rate by half in less
than a year by adopting stricter antibiotic controls and new room-cleaning
protocols. The program costs the 209-bed hospital about $10,000 a year.
•In Pittsburgh,
the 792-bed UPMC Presbyterian cut C. diff 71% from 2000 to 2006 with new
cleaning protocols, better identification and isolation of infected patients,
and antibiotic controls.
•In Oak Lawn,
Ill., the 695-bed Advocate Christ Medical Center reduced C. diff cases 55% by
retraining housekeepers, coordinating care with infection prevention
specialists, and adopting new disinfection standards for high-touch
areas.”
But if you're
having one case of any health care infections a year, that's still a problem and
all unacceptable.
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SEE
ALSO
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/c-difficile-the-shit-disease/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/still-not-one-person-responsible-for-the-deaths-were-even-prosecuted/
http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/report-card-failed-canadas-hospitals-and-health-ministers/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/the-conservatives-are-realy-now-no-better-over-the-liberals-in-canada/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/positive-changes-need-to-start-at-the-top/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/did-you-ever-notice-how-the-ostrich-health-ministers-refuse-to-basically-address-the-perverse-pretentious-medicare/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/this-has-been-going-on-wrongfully-for-ages-unchecked-still/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/as-to-how-bad-the-nurses-are-in-quebec-presently-and-in-the-past/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/it-is-a-very-low-proportion-of-medical-personnel-that-are-disciplined/;
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/c-difficile-the-shit-disease/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/still-not-one-person-responsible-for-the-deaths-were-even-prosecuted/
http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/report-card-failed-canadas-hospitals-and-health-ministers/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/the-conservatives-are-realy-now-no-better-over-the-liberals-in-canada/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/positive-changes-need-to-start-at-the-top/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/did-you-ever-notice-how-the-ostrich-health-ministers-refuse-to-basically-address-the-perverse-pretentious-medicare/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/this-has-been-going-on-wrongfully-for-ages-unchecked-still/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/as-to-how-bad-the-nurses-are-in-quebec-presently-and-in-the-past/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/it-is-a-very-low-proportion-of-medical-personnel-that-are-disciplined/;
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