I was just wondering if other places through out the South were experiencing a marked increase in wounds w/ staff that require I&D..... what the old folks called "risens".
I have recently moved back down South after being away several years and I have never in my life seen so many of these type infections. In our ER, we are doing up to 10 a day. I moved back the Thursday before Katrina hit (I've always had great timing).......
I've heard that it could actually be due to Katrina.....
A recent HCP mag I saw...I think it was Family Practice, or something like that, had a whole article on meth bites - if someone comes in with what looks like scabies, assess for meth.
elizabells, BSN, RN
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A recent HCP mag I saw...I think it was Family Practice, or something like that, had a whole article on meth bites - if someone comes in with what looks like scabies, assess for meth.