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About 100,000 people die each year in US hospitals from infections that
they get while they are in the hospital. Less than half that many die on US
highways. The hospital deaths are due to poor housekeeping and poor hygiene.
Floors, walls, and doors are not cleaned regularly or thoroughly. Room dividers
are almost never cleaned. The carts that carry food trays, and the trays
themselves, are usually contaminated from handling and coughing. Cooks and other
food handlers can easily infect the food by not washing properly after using the
bathroom.
Doctors and nurses are just as guilty as other staff. Doctors rarely clean
their stethoscopes after each patient. Nurses apply blood pressure cuffs to
patient after patient without cleaning the cuffs. Doctors often put on gloves
without washing their hands first. As a result, the germs on their hands are
transferred to the outside of the gloves.
Consumer groups warn patients that they must demand cleanliness. If they
see or suspect unsanitary conditions, they must tell someone immediately. It
could be a matter of life or death. But, as one patient said, "No way! You don't
tell your boss that he has bad breath, and you don't tell your doctor that he
needs to wash his hands." |
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发表于 2016-7-10 09:22:09