Really. The incidence of infections, sometimes deadly, in American hospitals is rising and I would be interested if somone could explain why. It sounds like Mrs. Buckley died because she was in that hospital. I guess people just have to start insisting that the hospital staff wash their hands and done a mask when they enter your room.
A guy I know fell out of a hopital bed a few months ago because the rail wasn't put up. Another friend of mine had his 100 year old grandmother fall out of bed and break her leg, while recovering from a heart attack, because the rail wasn't put up.
Because viruses are mutating. The increase in global mobility also causes the spread of staff and other maladies that were previously contained. I am not a medical expert, but this is what I know.
The variety of nasty bugs that populate a hospital is much greater than you would find most anywhere else. I would almost rather lick a Bronx sidewalk than walk around barefoot in a hospital.
It sounds like Mrs. Buckley died because she was in that hospital.
Partly, but sepsis usually only sets in after a person's immune system is already greatly weakened. For an older woman like Mrs. Buckley the surgery just turned out to be too much.
I guess people just have to start insisting that the hospital staff wash their hands and don a mask when they enter your room.
Good hygene helps, but you carry bacteria with you everywhere you go.