Hearing aids, shoes and the answer to a question

[shade_o_matic]

Ex-Calif. bookkeeper accused of embezzling $10M

A former bookkeeper embezzled $9.9 million, forcing her company to make layoffs as she bought 400 pairs of shoes that she kept in a room-sized closet decorated with a crystal chandelier and a plasma television, authorities claim.  Annette Yeomans, 51, surrendered at the Vista jail on Friday and was

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[hokeysmoke]

The phone thing makes sense. Even worse than knowing the critters that are on it? Imagine that the doctors/nurses see patients, then wash their hands, then pick up the cell phone that they used BEFORE they washed their hands, then they go see another patient.

The last patient of the day is probably being exposed to all the others that have been seen by the doctor/nurses. Ick.

[shade_o_matic]

Well I've been in a number of health institutions recently and in each one, the doctor/health practitioner made a point to clean his/her hands right as they walked into the room and asked me what was going on. And I thought that cell phones weren't allowed on in health institutions anyway - don't they mess up electronic instruments or something?

[hokeysmoke]

Well, the instructions outside of medical facilities generally say "Please turn off your cell phone", but I've seen doctors/nurses using them in hospitals. Apparently cell phones belonging to the general public are the only ones that cause problems.

Either that or the technology has improved in the past few years so that there's minimal interference with their equipment.

I've seen some doctors who don't wash their hands upon coming into the room. Those appointments are generally hands-off, though. If they do have a reason for touching, then they (usually) wash their hands.

[shade_o_matic]

Wow, I've never seen a doc/health practitioner use a cell phone.

[georgiarepublic]

You are kidding, right?

They seem to have them plastered to their ears around the Medical College as they are going to and from various places.

Then again, maybe it is a American thing.

[shade_o_matic]

Nope I'm not kidding. It must be MERICKAN.