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Disinfecting to Prevent the Transfer of MRSA & Other Skin Pathogens in Wrestling

Disinfecting to Prevent the Transfer of MRSA & Other Skin Pathogens in Wrestling. History of Pathogens in Athletics. Multiple infectious disease outbreaks in wrestling Bacteria Fungus Viruses Reported by outbreaks – Most disease transmissions during athletics are not reported

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Disinfecting to Prevent the Transfer of MRSA & Other Skin Pathogens in Wrestling

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  1. Disinfecting to Prevent the Transfer of MRSA & Other Skin Pathogens in Wrestling

  2. History of Pathogens in Athletics • Multiple infectious disease outbreaks in wrestling • Bacteria • Fungus • Viruses • Reported by outbreaks – Most disease transmissions during athletics are not reported • Football and Wrestling most commonly associated with disease transmission in athletics • High School Wrestling had one of the first documented deaths caused by MRSA

  3. Reduce the Risks of Disease Transmission through….PREVENTION

  4. The Prevention ProgramIncludes… • Proper disinfection of wrestling mats • Proper handling of blood • Good hygiene practices among wrestlers

  5. Hygiene Measures • Shower after practice or competition • Refrain from sharing equipment, towels, razors, water bottles • Wash practice gear daily • Athletes with rashes or other potentially infectious skin infections seek medical attention • Do not pick, squeeze, scratch abrasions, rashes, etc. • No practicing or competing with skin infections • Hepatitis B Vaccination • NEVER allow chemicals for cleaning or disinfection to be used on the skin

  6. If you do not have personal hygiene rules written out and demand that your wrestlers follow them, stop here. The rest of this information will make very little difference.

  7. Disinfecting your wrestling mat!

  8. Choose a proper methodChemicals (LLD)UV-C Light (Sterilization)

  9. Chemical DisinfectantsLow Level Disinfectant (LLD) Gym Multi-Surface Environmental Chem. Co No Funk MC-8 Cliff Keen KenClean Kennedy Inc Whizzer Mueller

  10. DESCENDING ORDER OF RESISTANCE TO GERMICIDAL CHEMICALS SterilizationBACTERIAL SPORES Bacillus SubtilisClostridium SporogenesMYCOBACTERIA----------------------------------------------------------HLDHigh Level Disinfection Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Var. Bovis‘TB’ NONLIPID OR SMALL VIRUSES --------------------------------------ILD Intermediate Level Poliovirus Coxsackie Virus Hepatitis A Virus Rhinovirus ‘Common Cold’   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LLD Low Level Trichophyton Spp. ‘Nail Fungus’ (Chemicals)Cryptococcus Spp.Candida Spp. ‘Yeast’ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) VEGETATIVE BACTERIA Pseudomonas AeruginosaStaphylococcus Aureus ‘Staph’Salmonella Choleraesuis ‘Gastroenteritis’ LIPID OR MEDIUM-SIZED VIRUSESHerpes Simplex Virus ‘Cold Sores’Cytomegalovirus ‘CMV’Respiratory Syncytial Virus ‘RSV’Hepatitis B Virus ‘HBV’Human Immunodeficiency Virus ‘HIV’ (Adapted From Bond & Favaro, 1991)

  11. Factors that can influence the disinfection process

  12. Soil and the chemical can combine

  13. Soil can precipitate out active chemical components(weaken the solution)

  14. Hard Water Calcium and Magnesium (deactivate the solution)

  15. Instructions for Chemical Use • MIX Appropriately • USE Appropriately • READ and FOLLOW LABELS

  16. UV-C Sterilization Made in USA

  17. DESCENDING ORDER OF RESISTANCE TO GERMICIDAL CHEMICALS SterilizationBACTERIAL SPORES Bacillus SubtilisClostridium SporogenesMYCOBACTERIA----------------------------------------------------------HLDHigh Level Disinfection Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Var. Bovis‘TB’ NONLIPID OR SMALL VIRUSES --------------------------------------ILD Intermediate Level Poliovirus Coxsackie Virus Hepatitis A Virus Rhinovirus ‘Common Cold’   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LLD Low Level Trichophyton Spp. ‘Nail Fungus’ (Chemicals)Cryptococcus Spp.Candida Spp. ‘Yeast’ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) VEGETATIVE BACTERIA Pseudomonas AeruginosaStaphylococcus Aureus ‘Staph’Salmonella Choleraesuis ‘Gastroenteritis’ LIPID OR MEDIUM-SIZED VIRUSESHerpes Simplex Virus ‘Cold Sores’Cytomegalovirus ‘CMV’Respiratory Syncytial Virus ‘RSV’Hepatitis B Virus ‘HBV’Human Immunodeficiency Virus ‘HIV’ (Adapted From Bond & Favaro, 1991)

  18. Factors that can influence the sterilization process

  19. Electrical extension cord is needed to • reach all areas of the mat • Lamps must be replaced annually

  20. Kills all Germs, Viruses, and Fungi in <.25 Seconds • Sterilize an entire mat in less that 5 minutes • Easy to use, just plug in and pull • “Green Clean” no use of chemicals

  21. Good Hygiene Practices+Disinfected Mats= Reduced Risk for Disease Transmission or Death

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