The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic.
The aim of this study was to observe current practice of the use of hip precautions following hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures in England and to audit the cost of hip precautions in this patient group.
Contact precautions for MRSA patients were designed for private room settings, a luxury that is not always available in the ED. When it isn't possible to place the patient in a separate room, the principles of contact precautions can still be applied in areas that are separated only by curtains.