两个孩子的妈妈差点死于猫抓伤

Moira Brady was trying to break up a cat fight on the trampoline in her garden when one of the felines scratched her arm. She nearly lost her limb — and her life.

莫伊拉·布雷迪在自家花园的蹦床上试图制止一场猫战，这时一只猫抓伤了她的胳膊。为此她几乎失去了一条胳膊乃至生命。

The 45-year-old mother of two initially thought nothing of the scratch, which punctured her skin. Days later, however, her hand began swelling up, and one of her fingers turned blue, the Daily Mail reports.

据英国《每日邮报》报道，这位45岁的、两个孩子的母亲起初对被抓伤的皮肤并不在意。然而，几天后，她的手开始肿胀，一根手指变蓝。

The Glasgow, Scotland, resident was infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can be lethal.

这位苏格兰格拉斯哥的居民感染了耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)，这种耐抗生素的细菌可以致命。

She spent a month in the hospital, required two skin grafts, a blood transfusion and lost a finger to the infection. She’ll need more surgery in the future and says her day-to-day existence has been permanently devastated.

她在医院住了一个月，做了两次植皮，一次输血，还因为感染失去了一根手指。她将来还需要更多的手术，她说她的生活已经被彻底摧毁了。

“It’s ruined my life,” she says. “I can’t do everyday things now like taking food out of the oven.”

“这毁了我的生活，”她说。“我现在连一些日常的事情都不能做，比如把食物从烤箱里拿出来。”

Doctors, though, tell Brady she’s “very lucky” to have not lost her full hand, and to have survived at all. Had the mom waited much longer to get help, her kidneys would likely have shut down and she could have succumbed to toxic shock syndrome.

不过，医生们告诉布雷迪，她“非常幸运”的保住了整条手臂，而且活了下来。如果她再来晚点儿，很可能会面临肾脏衰竭，甚至死于中毒性休克综合征。

But most people scratched by cats need not worry, Dr. Emilia Crighton tells the Mail. However, if the kitty breaks the skin, it’s advisable to seek medical attention, as infection is far more likely.

事实上大多数被猫抓伤的人不用担心，艾米莉亚·克里顿医生告诉《每日邮报》。不过，如果被抓的皮肤破了皮，最好还是去看医生，因为感染的可能性要大得多。