Stethoscope Bugs
Track of the day - St James Infirmary - Jack Teagarden.
Last night I watched Blackpool Medics - 10 Days In May, a BBC series about emergency treatment in Blackpool's Victoria Hospital.
A one year old boy was admitted with a skin rash. The child was kept in for observation, tested for possible meningitis and was subsequently released.
Before his release he was shown being examined by a consultant paediatrician using a stethoscope that appeared to have gobs of congealed something or other on it.
What is the point in doctors or nurses scrubbing up and changing gloves between patients if they then use the same stethoscope that they used on previous patients?
How many bugs are there on your doctor's stethoscope?
Last night I watched Blackpool Medics - 10 Days In May, a BBC series about emergency treatment in Blackpool's Victoria Hospital.A one year old boy was admitted with a skin rash. The child was kept in for observation, tested for possible meningitis and was subsequently released.
Before his release he was shown being examined by a consultant paediatrician using a stethoscope that appeared to have gobs of congealed something or other on it.
What is the point in doctors or nurses scrubbing up and changing gloves between patients if they then use the same stethoscope that they used on previous patients?
How many bugs are there on your doctor's stethoscope?
Posted by Milt at 9:08:00 am
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