tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post9193364794334410682..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Epidemic viruses contaminate healthcare workers’ mobile phonesSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-23836613453763985572016-07-06T12:06:32.422-04:002016-07-06T12:06:32.422-04:00So you really use hand sanitizer before using your...So you really use hand sanitizer before using your cell phone every single time? You never answer it while examining a patient or when leaving a room but before getting to the sanitizer dispenser?Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-60410943745104154992016-07-06T11:28:47.321-04:002016-07-06T11:28:47.321-04:00Anonymous Europe: As for someone living in the Ger...Anonymous Europe: As for someone living in the German world I regard everything that comes from France (yes even Paris and Renault) with suspicion... <br />Anyway I work in a pediatric department and I use my smartphone after disinfecting my hand. My touchscreen can also sense fingers wet with disinfectant.<br />Just to be a bit tongue-in-cheek if I may: There is a rumor in Europe that the average French only showers 3X a week....No wonder their smartphones are so infected...:P Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-43926969561296059852016-07-03T12:14:26.455-04:002016-07-03T12:14:26.455-04:00I'm sure pagers were covered with germs too. G...I'm sure pagers were covered with germs too. Good question about cleaning. I don't know the answer.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-51292275087020945532016-06-30T17:29:19.973-04:002016-06-30T17:29:19.973-04:00Supper bugs are created usually by eating food tha...Supper bugs are created usually by eating food that has not been<br />sufficiently cooked. Or eating food that has been cooked but has not been refrigerated properly if not eaten shortly after cooking. William Reicherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062067819184876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-34648862286481403362016-06-30T13:03:44.794-04:002016-06-30T13:03:44.794-04:00Isn't the problem not washing your hands in th...Isn't the problem not washing your hands in the first place? <br /><br />Wasn't the old way of using the pager or being paged over PA system and then using the landline phones spreading more germs then using the cell phone? At least one can clean there cell as they see fit. <br /><br />Does cleaning things like cell phones help with spread on germs or does it help create supper bugs? frankbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592389641852861124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-60669160766314839152016-06-30T11:42:56.029-04:002016-06-30T11:42:56.029-04:00Frank, the germs get on the phone from the hands o...Frank, the germs get on the phone from the hands of the user of the phone.<br /><br />Before cell phones became ubiquitous, doctors answered pages by going to the even dirtier landline phones at the nurses' station or in the hospital corridor.<br /><br />You can answer a telephone using a Bluetooth device, but you still need to touch the phone if you're dialing out especially to unfamiliar numbers. Also, the use of smart phones involves a lot of handling because people do Internet searches and other functions that require touching the screen.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-9227832352098448162016-06-30T10:03:56.812-04:002016-06-30T10:03:56.812-04:00How do the germs get on the phone in the first pla...How do the germs get on the phone in the first place?<br />What did we do before cell phones?<br /><br />With todays blue tooth devices almost no need to touch a cell phone. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />frankbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592389641852861124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-83010583867400746472016-06-30T09:35:51.783-04:002016-06-30T09:35:51.783-04:00Yes, get rid of cell phones after each use. Doctor...Yes, get rid of cell phones after each use. Doctors could carry around a number of "burner" phones. Might be a bit expensive though.:-)Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-84753292012775059012016-06-30T06:41:23.287-04:002016-06-30T06:41:23.287-04:00Gross. Gross. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-41420534700832335642016-06-29T18:20:28.038-04:002016-06-29T18:20:28.038-04:00Obviously cell phones should be autoclaved before ...Obviously cell phones should be autoclaved before each use or require that cell phones be used once then discarded like IV needles and tubing.William Reicherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062067819184876941noreply@blogger.com