Here's my latest post on Physician's Weekly. Who still uses a pager? Probably more than you think.
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde
3 comments:
Haha, we got calls on the "On-Call Cellphone" from Day 1. Back in the days that pagers were popular in the US, we in the
I'm surprised no one has listed this, what I consider the most obvious reason to keep using pagers:
As a surgeon I am scrubbed in often for several hours at a time. When I'm on call I am expected to respond to pages. I would rather hand my pager to the circulating RN to respond to calls than my cell phone.
Anon from 7/7/19, thanks for commenting. I agree that the pager is more appropriate for the circulating nurse to hold than your personal cell phone.
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