tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post1349062210335222324..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Health Care Reform: "Did You Wash Your Hands?"caheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-26697654694737036792010-03-13T12:26:41.497-07:002010-03-13T12:26:41.497-07:00Checklists make sense for all kinds of hospital pr...Checklists make sense for all kinds of hospital procedures. Cost is next to nothing compared to benefits.<br />Scandinavian protocols for handwashing,etc cut hospital infection rate to near zero. The Veterans administration medical records system is available free.<br /><br />It is hard for me to comprehend why the health industry continues to needlessly kill patients and waste money like it is dirty water when low or zero cost options are available. The number of people who die each year because of hospital borne infections and errors avoidable by checklist use is appallingly large.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822031428178023879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-16311876440151259562010-03-12T20:30:57.250-07:002010-03-12T20:30:57.250-07:00Well, thats scary. I thought the patients were su...Well, thats scary. I thought the patients were supposed to ignore symptoms, because health insurance sucks.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623031275329709230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-82980836655627453782010-03-12T13:12:02.519-07:002010-03-12T13:12:02.519-07:00The whole concept of hand washing and its importan...The whole concept of hand washing and its importance in cost reduction within the health care sector is quite apparent when technology is being developed, has a market and is being introduced to enforce hand washing by medical staff. That this sort compliance control can be automated and save money indicates how much of a problem hand washing really is.Wellescent Healthhttp://wellescent.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-42058883933645257302010-03-12T09:02:27.927-07:002010-03-12T09:02:27.927-07:00Gloves—not with respect to hygiene, but Dr. P. doe...Gloves—not with respect to hygiene, but Dr. P. does tell a riveting story of seeing a patient going into severe allergic reaction to latex gloves and the surgeon refusing to listen to warnings.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-23620368539443948412010-03-12T08:15:28.449-07:002010-03-12T08:15:28.449-07:00I think I may be going off topic here so let me kn...I think I may be going off topic here so let me know if you disapprove. <br /><br />Where are the gloves in all this?<br />I'm in the food industry and we have to wear gloves to protect the people. I can't stand this but do it anyway because it is SD law. I use the medical industry as an example. Doctors and Dentists use gloves to protect themselves and that prevents patient to patient contact because the gloves are removed from room to room or patient to patient. <br /><br />The article said nothing about gloves. I am certain that gloves are being worn while inserting the cath, And infections still come about? <br /><br />So are they donning gloves and then picking up the clipboard or file? Touching the countertop? Adjusting the exam table? Touching the patients clothing? Just because gloves are being worn doesn't mean its an automatic sterile environment on the hands. What ever is transmitted from object to hands still happens. Now it is just on top of the glove while the glove wearers hand is protected. <br /><br />Also for anyone who has to wear gloves, the hands still have to be washed. Because you touch the outside of the glove as you are grabbing them out of the box and putting them on. Gloves do not replace handwashing. <br /><br />Was there any reference to gloves elsewhere in the article? <br /><br />April SchaveAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623031275329709230noreply@blogger.com