In a recently filed lawsuit seeking $250,000 in damages, former college football player, Nick Zaffarese, accused team trainers of ignoring his MRSA infection in September 2005 and costing him to nearly lose his leg. Zaffarese's infection started as an ingrown hair on his inner thigh. When he told trainers how painful and swollen it had become, they did not seek medical attention for his condition until it started ooozing puss. He even suffered from a high fever and collapsed during that time. Zaffarese characterized the team's locker room as unsanitary and exposed the college's lack of hygiene awareness, stating that team members commonly shared equipment and towels. The cost of cleaning sports equipment and sanitizing athletic lockerrooms and venues is a lot less than fighting and ultimately losing lawsuits. To read more about this story, click here.
posted by Super Clean Gear at 10:07 PM
