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| Be Skin Smart This Winter The weather outside has certainly been frightful lately – and it can do a number on the already-delicate skin of your residents. As we age, our skin is likely to become drier due to the natural loss of oil glands, which help keep skin soft. Combine this with the dry air created by indoor heating and you have the perfect recipe for dry, flaking or cracking skin. What can you do to keep your residents – and yourself – comfortable? Here are eight ideas: 1. Ask your supplier or a dermatologist which products they would recommend to deliver extra moisture to skin that is battered by the winter elements. 2. Moisturize resident skin more often with a product that creates a protective layer on the skin to help retain moisture, such as Embrace Skin Repair Cream. 3. If residents will be going outside, apply sunscreen to their faces and hands (if they're exposed). Winter sun, especially when combined with glare from snow, can damage skin. 4. The skin on our hands is thinner and contains fewer oil glands, which makes it harder to keep hands moisturized in the winter. When your residents go outside, make sure they're wearing gloves (and remember that wool gloves can cause irritation to the skin). 5. If residents come back into the building wearing wet socks or gloves, remove them immediately to reduce the likelihood of itching, cracking, sores or even eczema flare-ups. 6. Consider placing several small humidifiers throughout the building. These put more moisture into the air, which helps prevent skin dryness. 7. To keep residents' feet moisturized, seek out a lotion that contains petroleum jelly or glycerin, such as Embrace Moisturizing Hand & Body Cream. 8. Keep in mind that super-hot baths and showers can break down the lipid barriers in the skin, leading to moisture loss. ProMed's exclusive Embrace skin care line is designed to provide best-in-class care to delicate skin. To learn more, contact your ProMed territory manager, give us a call at 800.648.5190 or visit us online at www.promedsupply.com. | |||
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| Flu Season Update According to the CDC, 40 states are currently reporting widespread flu activity. To be considered widespread, flu activity needs to be reported in more than 50 percent of a state's geographic regions. In the past week, the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza increased and moved above the epidemic threshold for the first time this season. There have been 3,745 laboratory-confirmed influenza-related hospitalizations since October 1, 2013. The highest hospitalization rates are among those 65 and older and children younger than five years old. This is typical of most flu seasons. |  |
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The most common strain of flu this year is Influenza A, or H1N1. After causing a pandemic in 2009, H1N1 has established itself in the human population and is no longer referred to as swine flu. In fact, it's become so common that it was included in this year's vaccine. This is the first season that H1N1 has circulated at high levels since the pandemic in 2009. Typically, the flu continues to spread in January and peaks either in January or February before tapering off. The CDC expects that the flu season will continue for some time, especially in parts of the country that are seeing recent increases in flu and those that have yet to experience significant activity The CDC emphasizes that anyone aged six months or older who has not received a flu shot should get one now. To learn more, click here. | |||
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