Cell phones pose no risk in hospitals, study finds

[Canuckistan]

Story here.

Cellphone use does not interfere with medical equipment and should be allowed in hospitals, according to a study that turns years of warnings on its head.

The study comes amid a sharp debate within the medical profession, with some institutions beginning to loosen their rules while others stick to the view that the devices can be dangerous to patients.

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

Story here.

I thought it was extremely odd when I saw this story on the news last night. I though we knew this years ago!

I had been under the impression that cell phones are to be turned off in the hospital because they're NKBSKing annoying. If I'm in a hospital room recovering from intestinal surgery and some mook in the hallway keeps getting phone calls on his Motorola Razr with the latest Pussycat Dolls song as the ringtone...I would be forced to climb out of the hospital bed, putting myself at risk of tearing stitches and causing internal hemmoraghing, in order to bludgeon the guy to death with my bed pan.

[Canuckistan]

When I was in hospital recovering from intestinal surgery, I was actually more bothered by the constant beeping of machines than I ever was by anyone on a cell phone.

Oh, and the guy in the bed next to me. He just seemed to be bitter against the world, and liked to sleep with the light on. He definitely annoyed me.

[Radon Girl]

I've worked around sensitive hospital equipment for a while now and this is not news to many hospital workers.
I think a lot of reason hospitals continue to go with this line is because more people will make an effort to turn off their phones in a hospital if they think they might actually harm someone rather than if the signs said "Pease be considerate of our patient and turn off your mobile phone."
Mobile should not be allow in hospitals, especially in patient areas because they can disturb patients that are resting and generally distract people. Most hospitals have phones available at the bedside if patients really need to make a call.

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

When I was in hospital recovering from intestinal surgery, I was actually more bothered by the constant beeping of machines than I ever was by anyone on a cell phone.

Well...yeah, there was a policy against cell phones in place.

Oh, and the guy in the bed next to me. He just seemed to be bitter against the world, and liked to sleep with the light on. He definitely annoyed me.

You should have bludgeoned him with your bed pan.

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by methuselah

Well...yeah, there was a policy against cell phones in place.

The machines were still far more annoying than anyone talking on a phone. That's because most people don't decide to start beeping at 3 a.m.

You should have bludgeoned him with your bed pan.

The paper things they gave me? Completely ineffective.

I should have force-fed him the hospital food instead.

(I heard a rumour that if you use your cell phone close to hospital food, that the food comes to life and eats your phone. You think it's true? )

[Nonny Mouse]

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

The machines were still far more annoying than anyone talking on a phone. That's because most people don't decide to start beeping at 3 a.m.

Unless, of course, they have insomnia and Tourette's.

Nonny

[Casey]

It's perfectly logical why phones won't cause a problem, actually. The monitors for a patientare all hardwire, making them immune, and then we're faced with pacemakers.

If a phone could kill a pacemaker, somebody better tell my mom. Next time she calls me, it might kill her!