BY ISIA J

 Ms. Elkins and Mrs. Coronado’s gifted classes have completed an experiment on germs around PCIS. They found that the most germs were on student’s desktops. There are many staph infections going around [in the news]. I would like to give you a few safety tips:
1.) Wipe down desks daily, if possible.
2.) Keeping hands clean by washing thoroughly and often with soap and water or cleaning them with an alcohol—based hand sanitizer that has 60—95 % alcohol content.
3.) Avoiding contact  with other people’s wounds or bandages and if such contact occurs, practice good hand hygiene.
4.) Not sharing personal items such as towels, hairbrushes, or drinks.
5.) Checking to see that facilities you use for showering, working out, etc. are cleaned regularly and in accordance with the local public health, CDC, and manufacturer guidelines.
6.) Wearing clean clothing and work out gear, and washing those items after each use.
7.) In addition to good hygiene practice, one should also practice good wound care.
8.) Lastly, if any infection does occur and antibiotics are prescribed, it is important to take them as prescribed even if you feel better. Failing to take medication as prescribed is a known source of promoting resistant organisms.