COVER YOUR
COUGH!
With cold and flu
season around the corner, post this poster to remind everyone
to stop the spread of germs by covering their cough!
Cover Your Cough
Poster
CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
Find out the incubation period of a
disease, the symptoms of the illness, as well as the infection
period. Learn what the minimum isolation periods are, if any,
and the control measures.
Contagious and
Infectious
Diseases Table
FROSTBITE
Frostbite is another hazard experienced
in extremely cold weather. The onset of frostbite is usually
characterized by a sharp pricking sensation and numbness but
body tissue may freeze without awareness of numbness or pain.
Just before freezing, the skin turns a bright red. Frostbite
most commonly affects the feet. If frostbite occurs, running
warm water over the affected area is the recommended treatment
(if re-exposure is not expected).
Proper clothing is
essential to protection from frostbite. Multiple layers of
clothing are better than just one, because they provide better
insulation and can be removed or added as needed. The key is
to make certain there are no areas of skin exposed to the
frigid air.
Children who want to go out and play in
the snow should periodically come indoors to warm up and dry
off, according to the Nebraska SAFE KIDS Coalition. Dress them
with layers of clothing and be sure to cover ears, fingers and
toes. Parents should avoid taking infants outdoors when the
temperature is blow freezing because infants lose body heat
quickly.
MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus)
