Objectives Clinical Assessments and Interventions Follow-up Actions 164 ● Evaluate worksite for potential hazards and recommend preven- tion strategies. ● Counsel employee regarding care of the wound on and off the job (e.g., hygiene, avoiding a repeat injury, and preventing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] infection). ● Advise keeping the dressing clean and dry to prevent infection and changing the dressing daily for observation of wound. ● Instruct regarding signs and symptoms of infection (redness at site, warmth at site, tenderness, swelling, pain, or fever). Guideline continues on next page

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