What are some of things CHKDHS is doing to prevent C. diff infections?
To prevent C.diff. infections, doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers: • Clean their hands before and after caring for every patient. This can prevent C. diff. and other germs from being passed from one patient to another on their hands. Alcohol-based hand rubs do not kill the C.diff spores, so washing with soap and water before leaving your child’s room is important. It is okay to use the alcohol-based hand rub when entering your child’s room, but be sure to wash with soap and water on leaving. • Carefully clean all hospital rooms and medical equipment that have been used for patients with C. diff. • Use Contact Precautions to prevent C. diff from spreading to other patients. Contact Precautions mean: • Whenever possible, patients with C. diff will have a single room or share a room only with someone else who has C. diff. • Healthcare providers will put on gloves and wear a gown over their clothing while taking care of patients with C. diff. • Visitors may also be asked to wea
