Comments on: I Always Thought Cell Phones Were Sh*t!

By: ProfKeith

ProfKeith — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:34:14 +0000

In reply to terrence.

We don’t all want to be like Howard Hughes, Terrence.
Some of us think constantly meeting germs is good for our immune systems.
Just don’t do anything silly, is all.
Prof.

By: terrence

terrence — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:10:16 +0000

If you do not want to get germs or viruses in public washrooms, do not touch the taps or door handles, and “flushers” with bare hands. At least, have some toilet paper or a paper towel between your skin and the objects.

By: marie lockie

marie lockie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:21:42 +0000

Rarely is the length of handwashing described. At a recent polytech course on health science for nurses, washing well was talked about but hard to define. (i was a bit out of date, having graduated in 1947 with a four year bachelor of home science with lots of classes with Otago meds plus much food science, eventuating in nutrition , where it was I who asked if food ever made one ill. Told – no.– 30 years to the truth.) Eventually it was dragged out- sing 2 verses of happy birthday!! Then a recent overnight in A&E, a doctor made a very perunctory show of hand washing before my examination! I was tempted to comment but thought my welfare came first. Should I write and comment to the hospital board??
Incidentally have been diagnosed- 2 tests, incl v high BNP- with severe heart failure- am doing all the recommended things (yes, know how to detect intolerances) any suggestions?
Submitted to drugs seeing all the recommendations have not worked.

By: ProfKeith

ProfKeith — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:08:29 +0000

In reply to walt. Love it Walt! Ha ha!

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:47:57 +0000

I am a Registered Nurse, taught to wash hands with soap and water frequently and thoroughly. When I was taking my State Board Exam, which lasted many hours and thus we were given toilet breaks, I noticed that the newly educated nurses, who should have been full of the knowledge just gotten and being tested on, washed their hands with this ratio: one third thoroughly washed; one third “made a pass at it” but did a very poor job, probably not removing the germs and fecal matter on the hands and one third just walked out and didn’t even stop at the sink. I shall never forget that. It’s was a horrible, disappointing, sobering experience. I would name the state, but people would conclude that it was a regional or educational thing of that area, but I’d just about bet my last nickel it would be the same in all 50 states. People don’t put into practice what they give lip service to. By the way, when I am out in a public toilet, I almost NEVER see those who do stop to wash do an adequate job. They run a little water over the ends of their fingers and call it done. People think they are cleaner than they really are.

By: walt

walt — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:54:32 +0000

This gives new meaning to the old expression “Wash behind your ears kid!”