Preventing Infections After Surgery

Every year in the United States, more people die from healthcare-associated infections than from breast cancer, car accidents and AIDS combined. Proper hand cleansing by everyone who comes in contact with a patient can lower the risk of getting a deadly infection.

Watch this video to understand the common signs and symptoms of infections, and the treatment methods often used to heal them.

A hospital is a great place to get well. But it's also a place where you can get sick. That's because a lot of germs can live in a hospital. Let's learn how you can stay safe.

After surgery, it's very important to guard against infection, especially at the site of the incision, or surgical wound. This program will teach patients signs of infection to watch out for and what they can do to help prevent infection after surgery.