Yeah, it's called Benadryl...........
Posted on 02/15/2011 10:22:10 AM PST by Red Badger
Millions of pads, swabs recalled because of same bacteria that killed 2-year-old boy
The parents of a 2-year-old Houston boy who died from a rare infection are suing makers of recalled alcohol prep products, claiming contaminated wipes and swabs transmitted bacteria that caused his fatal case of meningitis.
Sandra and Shanoop Kothari say their lively, dark-eyed toddler, Harrison, was recovering just fine from surgery to remove a benign cyst from near his brain and spinal cord last fall. But the day before he was set to be discharged after a week's stay, he developed a sudden and severe infection that worsened rapidly, causing multi-organ failure that led to Harrison’s death on Dec. 1, 2010.
Cultures showed he succumbed to acute bacterial meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus, bacteria typically found in rare food poisoning outbreaks, but not in hospital infections.
“They had no explanation as to how he contracted it,” said Sandra Kothari, 37, Harrison’s mother. “They know it’s rare in the hospital.”
Rare bacteria detected For more than a month, the family grieved without knowing the cause of their loss. Then, on Jan. 5, a relative saw a notice posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All lots of alcohol prep wipes, perhaps tens of millions of swabs and pads manufactured by the Triad Group, a Wisconsin medical product supplier, were being recalled.
The reason? Potential contamination with Bacillus cereus.
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I am having a bad day. Could you quote the part that says that? Thanks.
There was an article posted here a few days ago about c. diff. infections in hospitals. Hand washing kills the bacteria but the sanitizers do not. Unfortunately, hand washing is no longer common in hospitals.
I work in a large hospital system and they got rid of these alcohol wipes extremely fast, now it’s nice to know why!
I had a bad accident as kid and was bleeding pretty badly. My mom put one of those on me and kept me from losing too much blood. I was so embarrassed I didn't want to go to the ER. LOL
chuckles to you, smart mom
It just makes me smile.
I read that other than a topical cream you can take antihistamines. I wonder if you can get something like that either in liquid or pill form without a prescription.
Check the link I posted #21 for the FULL DISCLOSURE of where they are used.
They are part of several KITS that are used in different places from different manufacturers!.......
Post 29, sorry.......
Yeah, it's called Benadryl...........
K, thought of that after my last reply. I wonder though if you can concentrate it by dissolving several tabs in water and boiling it down a bit?
Don’t know what the heat might do to the chemicals.
You might wind up in a pine tree talking to the little animals............
And if someone saw you doing it they would swear you had a meth lab going on................
Looked up ‘best antihistamine’ and came up with Zyrtec. Says it’s the fastest acting OTC available so I’d guess you’d want this one for bee stings and those fire ant stings.
alcohol kills MRSA but not C. diff.
only clorax kills C. diff
Sure,
"Cultures showed he succumbed to acute bacterial meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus, bacteria typically found in rare food poisoning outbreaks, but not in hospital infections."
“They had no explanation as to how he contracted it,” said Sandra Kothari, 37, Harrison’s mother. “They know it’s rare in the hospital.”
"For more than a month, the family grieved without knowing the cause of their loss. Then, on Jan. 5, a relative saw a notice posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All lots of alcohol prep wipes, perhaps tens of millions of swabs and pads manufactured by the Triad Group, a Wisconsin medical product supplier, were being recalled."
"The reason? Potential contamination with Bacillus cereus."
We use, guess what, ALCOHOL followed by NeoSporin or Equate brand . The burning sensation goes away after an hour or so, but the bite spot gets red, swollen and full of pus like a big pimple from the ant's venom.......
Just saw where the small pads I have from Safeway were made by Triad. Mindfull of what happened to this family, I guess I can’t be too put off by the hassle of returning them.
Fire ants aren’t like bee or wasp stings. They actually bite a chunk of your skin with their mandibles and inject their venom into the wound. You can’t wash them off with a water hose. You have to brush them off with your hands.............
Put ammonia on fire ant bites within the first few minutes and it neutralizes the poison.
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