Exposed to flesh eating bacteria, scared

[chapsticknurse]

An assistant was setting up a sitz bath for a patient with a very large wound, I'm not sure what caused it but it may have been a strain of staph/MRSA and I overheard it was flesh eating bacteria. While setting up, the tube squirted water out and got into her eye and on part of her face. The sitz bath tubing was not new nor was the tub! She was told to flush her eyes out and wash her face. She told me she will go to see the employee health department tomorrow but I advised her to go to the ED right away. The md on the unit said that the patient was on antibiotics (Vanco, etc) for several days so she probably isn't infected. What the hell, is there anything wrong with this picture? Would they give prophylactic oral abx for this situation?!!!!!! I'm scared for her!

[79Tango]

Actually, When they told her $290 for the visit to the ER, she walked out and didnt fill the prescription.... $290 for a work related 5min look from the DR??? Thats the bad practice!