tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843688607135360107.post6648653188540019546..comments2023-05-19T04:53:50.715-07:00Comments on 365 Days Of Trash: I sure hope this isn't how the rest of the year is shaping upDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07273853131778107163noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843688607135360107.post-74002996466612048212009-06-05T08:31:35.577-07:002009-06-05T08:31:35.577-07:00Ooo...I feel kinda bad about commenting on such an...Ooo...I feel kinda bad about commenting on such an old post (usually I won't on anything older than 6 months), but I really felt I had to on why the nurses replace the paper cover every time. <br /><br />You have a dog, right? Well, so long as your dog comes inside periodically, some fur and dander is going to get on your clothes no matter how clean you are. When your clothing, or even your hair, comes into contact with the paper, it can leave some of this fur and dander on it. If the next person in the room is allergic to it and does have their skin come in contact with the paper, they could have an allergic reaction. Best case scenario, there's some swelling and discomfort. Worst case scenario, the allergic reaction kills them, or, if they're an asthmatic, triggers an asthma attack which could kill them.<br /><br />Obviously, the worst case scenario of somebody dying because you touched a paper liner and the hospital didn't replace it would be VERY rare, but I think enough to justify replacing the cover every time, no matter how clean or safe you think you are. What I don't understand is why they use paper for that instead of sheets. I know the hospitals here use sheets and blankets and real hospital beds in the exam rooms, and cloth gowns, all of which they wash and re-use. The doctor's offices don't, though; it's paper for everything.VGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843688607135360107.post-84274590551980058882008-02-13T17:34:00.000-08:002008-02-13T17:34:00.000-08:00I hope you're feeling better by now, Dave. I'm jus...I hope you're feeling better by now, Dave. I'm just now catching up. A punctured ear drum sounds very painful. Take care.might I add...?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494346696236862632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843688607135360107.post-7077988914262077952008-02-03T15:20:00.000-08:002008-02-03T15:20:00.000-08:00wow! a punctured ear drum???hooe you are better no...wow! a punctured ear drum???<BR/>hooe you are better now!here I am!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05344958636862764124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843688607135360107.post-28224236524071032562008-02-02T20:20:00.000-08:002008-02-02T20:20:00.000-08:00..Get well soon.jB....<BR/>Get well soon.<BR/><BR/>jB<BR/>..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com