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1
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preventing skin disorders

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notify custodial staff, admin should supply resources to maintain infection control, contact team dermatologist,

2
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maintaining clean environment

A

document cleaning schedule, EPA registered disinfectants

3
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wash hands

A

15 secs, wash with warm water and soap and dry with a towel or used alcohol based hand sanitizer

4
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tinea capitis

A

fungal infection. tx with 2 weeks of systematic anti fungal agents

terbinafine, fluconazole, itraconazole

5
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tinea corporis

A

on the body, ring worm
fungal
tx with topical anti fungal agent BID
or systemic anti fungal meds for severe cases

RTP: must have be on meds for at least 72 hours, cover lesions before playing

6
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herpes simplex

A

white bubbly dots
oral meds
viral

if they are fully formed, ruptured or crusted - meds won’t work.

RTP: free of sx, no new blisters for 72 hours, all lesions have a firm crust, have been on antiviral therapy for 120 hrs

7
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Molluscum Contagiosum

A

viral,

tx: cut out the lesions - done by physician

8
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Impetigo

A

bacterial
flat, red, crusty, lesions
must be cultured to be diagnosed
oral antibiotics

RTP: no new lesions for at least 48 hrs, 72 hr course of antibiotic therapy

9
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folliculitis

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inflammation of hair folliculitis

10
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MRSA

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can see a black head, skin is scaly around the head and peeling away. The skin is necrotic and that’s why it peels away. physician must return to play.

if there is no drainage they are generally allowed to RTP

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