Mayo Clinic - Infection Control

On Thursday we visited the Mayo clinic and learned all about the history of surgery and current methods for infection control.

We learned about how science has changed since the 1670's from the first use of pain relieving medication to the use of tourniquets during wartime amputations. We learned about the scientists who influenced these discoveries and how they have helped transform scientific medicine to what it is today.

"For centuries, surgery dealt mainly with wounds of battle or daily life. War is good for surgery science if nothing else."

We watched a video of Dr. Huiras completing a surgery to patch a neck artery and removing an appendix.

We learned about how doctors and nurses keep the operating room sterile during surgery by wearing masks and gowns.

We learned the proper and most effective way to wash our hands and prevent the spread of infection. Then the nurses put us to the test to see how well we did!

We entered a negative pressure room where a patient with Tuberculosis (TB) would stay.

Then learned how to set a heart monitor for when a patient comes to the hospital with symptoms of a heart attack - something nurses do everyday!

Terrell made the news!

http://www.wxow.com/story/20339290/2012/12/13/in

Cole made the La Crosse Tribune!

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/seventh-graders-visit-mayo-to-see-math-in-action/article_3ee8a2ac-45a1-11e2-ba61-0019bb2963f4.html

A BIG THANK YOU TO DR. HUIRAS AND ALL OF THE NURSES AT MAYO CLINIC! WE HAD A BLAST!