| MRSA in Schools (PDF) |
When information came out in the media in the fall of 2007 about cases of MRSA in the northeast part of Oklahoma, Mustang Public Schools formed a committee including our athletic director, director of operations, head custodian and others to discuss the issue AS IF it had occurred at Mustang Schools. The committee reviewed cleaning supplies, our methods and creating a protocol in the event a teacher or nurse believes a child may have even a common staph infection. Dr. Gerald Admundsen, a local physician, joined the committee as well.
Staph bacteria are present everywhere, including in dirt and on the skin. This is a good time to remind your children to wash their hands thoroughly and often. Also, ask them to tell you or a teacher if they notice a sore that won’t go away. Often MRSA will look like a spider bite, a bug bite, boil, abscess, impetigo or infected turf burn. Common signs include redness, warmth, swelling and tenderness.
If you would like more information about MRSA, please visit the CDC Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/. Or a pamphlet about MRSA in schools (PDF) is available for download from the CDC and State Department of Health. A second pamphlet is available about MRSA in sports. |
