- Updated: Nov. 20, 2025, Important Notice About Vaccine Exemptions (e.g., Work Waiver) , DPH does not provide medical or religious exemptions to adults required by their employers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. DPH has no role in an employer’s decision to require vaccinations. South Carolina law only allows medical or religious exemptions to vaccine requirements for day care and school-aged children. That policy can be found here ., Frequently Asked Questions, Adults/General Public
- What is Staph?, Staph is a type of bacteria. Up to one-third of all people carry Staph on their skin or in their nose and are "colonized", but not infected, with Staph. They have no symptoms, yet they can pass the germ to others. Ordinary Staph is usually harmless unless it enters the body through a cut or wound. Even then, it typically only causes minor skin infections (such as pimples and boils) that heal…, What is MRSA?, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a serious type of Staph infection that cannot be cured by common antibiotics (methicillin, oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin). MRSA is treatable with other drugs and medical procedures. An estimated 1.2 million hospital patients in the United States are infected with MRSA each year; another 423,000 US hospital patients are colonized with…, What is Community-Acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA)?, Most MRSA cases occur in nursing homes and hospitals. However, 10-15% of MRSA cases occur in people who have not been in the hospital or had surgery, dialysis, catheterization or other medical procedures in a year or more. These cases are called community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA). These usually show up as skin infections— pimples or boils or abscesses— and usually occur in people who are otherwise…, common signs of any sort of Staph infection, are: Redness, swelling, and tenderness at the site of what may look like a pimple A painful, pus-filled rash What appears to be a cluster of severely infected spider bites, Impetigo with fluid-filled blisters Blisters or pus-filled boils or abscesses. Sometimes people will notice more than one sore at a site. Some people with MRSA will have multiple lesions (sores) that look like spider bites.…, Do People Die from CA-MRSA Infections?, On rare occasions, community-acquired MRSA can cause life-threatening illness and death, even when treated quickly. However, in the vast majority of cases, community-acquired MRSA infections are limited to the skin and do not result in severe complications., Prevention and Treatment
- Activity Overview, The overall goal of the enduring material activity is to present learning topics and subjects for hospital and prehospital professionals in SC who work with pediatric emergencies, pediatric trauma, and pediatric injury prevention. Each session module is independent and has been approved for, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, . Specific credit designation statements are listed above the individual modules. Participants can choose to complete all or individual activities for CME credit., Target Audience, Physicians, APPs, Nurses, Injury Prevention Coordinators, and EMS personnel who treat pediatric patients in South Carolina., Disclosures, Planning Committee members Adrienne Ross, Kevin Polley, MD, Amanda Felder, and Sable Land have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity., Instructions, View each CME module below and follow the instructions. The minimum performance level to successfully qualify for, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, is provided. After completing the module and evaluation, your participation will be recorded in our CME database. CME transcripts are available upon request by contacting the CME office at cpdsa@uscmed.sc.edu or 803-434-4211 ., Modules