Doctors: learn MRSA signs
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I cannot stress enough how important it is for all of us to be fully awake in the face of MRSA.
MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the “SuperBug” that is no longer just a major threat in healthcare facilities. The risk of infection threatens us at every turn now. It is in our schools, job sites, playgrounds, pools, supermarkets, and just about any other place you can imagine.
My warning is not just for the layman. Doctors also need to wake up and see how common this infection has become. I heartily thank the doctor who immediately recognized my daughter’s infection when I took her into a pediatric after-hours clinic one Saturday night about two years ago. I became educated at that point and was able to quickly ascertain the situation the two times she subsequently became infected.
We’ve been MRSA-free for over a year now, because of more diligence on our part.
In New York, the family of a Brooklyn boy who died this month from MRSA is planning a $25 million lawsuit against the city of New York. They claim he was misdiagnosed and that it led to his death. The poor kid was treated for an allergic reaction!
Although I disagree with such high dollar amount price tags for such damages, I DO believe his family has a very valid point and there should be some level of monetary compensation.
Doctors should take this opportunity to collective wake up, as well.
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