Turn Off Cell Phones in Hospital Rooms
Hospital and Wireless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpoqLwm9ZPo
Informant: Painterscan
Turn Off Cell Phones in Hospital Rooms
Cell Phones May Interfere With Some Critical Care Medical Devices, Experts Say
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Sept. 5, 2007 -- Dutch doctors today reminded hospital visitors to turn off their cell phones -- for the sake of health, not etiquette.
The reason: Cell phones may interfere with critical care equipment such as ventilators and external pacemakers, report the University of Amsterdam's Erik Jan van Lieshout, MD, and colleagues.
Read More...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20070905/turn-off-cell-phones-in-hospital-rooms
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Hospital mobile bans 'must stay'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6980057.stm
Peter
w-a-r-t
From Mast Sanity/Mast Network
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Hospital Rooms: No Cell Phone Zones?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/06/health/webmd/main3238669.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_3238669
This story describes how hospital medical devices can be affected by cell phone radiation emissions. It is interesting that hospital staff know about the harm that can be caused to patients by machines malfunctioning, yet very few medical staff are aware of the harm to health, that is caused directly to people, by the same radiation.
Martin Weatherall
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Cell-phone use may pose danger in hospitals
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20626434/
Informant: Mark G.
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Mobile phones put patients in peril
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2198169/mobile-phones-put-hospital
Cell phones and hospitals don't mix
http://tinyurl.com/22zlpa
Mobile phones pose hospital risk
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2198252/mobile-phones-pose-hospital
Use of Mobile Phones Near Hospitals is Hazardous: says Study
http://tinyurl.com/yt3lwo
Visiting Someone After Surgery? Better Put Your Cell Phone Away
http://tinyurl.com/32l29p
Mobilfunk im Krankenhaus Handys können Geräte stören
http://www.focus.de/digital/handy/mobilfunk-im-krankenhaus_aid_131851.html
Handys stören Geräte auf Intensivstation
http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?id=29732
Handys schalten Krankenhausgeräte ab
http://www.medical-tribune.de/patienten/news/21030/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpoqLwm9ZPo
Informant: Painterscan
Turn Off Cell Phones in Hospital Rooms
Cell Phones May Interfere With Some Critical Care Medical Devices, Experts Say
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Sept. 5, 2007 -- Dutch doctors today reminded hospital visitors to turn off their cell phones -- for the sake of health, not etiquette.
The reason: Cell phones may interfere with critical care equipment such as ventilators and external pacemakers, report the University of Amsterdam's Erik Jan van Lieshout, MD, and colleagues.
Read More...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20070905/turn-off-cell-phones-in-hospital-rooms
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Hospital mobile bans 'must stay'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6980057.stm
Peter
w-a-r-t
From Mast Sanity/Mast Network
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Hospital Rooms: No Cell Phone Zones?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/06/health/webmd/main3238669.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_3238669
This story describes how hospital medical devices can be affected by cell phone radiation emissions. It is interesting that hospital staff know about the harm that can be caused to patients by machines malfunctioning, yet very few medical staff are aware of the harm to health, that is caused directly to people, by the same radiation.
Martin Weatherall
--------
Cell-phone use may pose danger in hospitals
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20626434/
Informant: Mark G.
--------
Mobile phones put patients in peril
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2198169/mobile-phones-put-hospital
Cell phones and hospitals don't mix
http://tinyurl.com/22zlpa
Mobile phones pose hospital risk
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2198252/mobile-phones-pose-hospital
Use of Mobile Phones Near Hospitals is Hazardous: says Study
http://tinyurl.com/yt3lwo
Visiting Someone After Surgery? Better Put Your Cell Phone Away
http://tinyurl.com/32l29p
Mobilfunk im Krankenhaus Handys können Geräte stören
http://www.focus.de/digital/handy/mobilfunk-im-krankenhaus_aid_131851.html
Handys stören Geräte auf Intensivstation
http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?id=29732
Handys schalten Krankenhausgeräte ab
http://www.medical-tribune.de/patienten/news/21030/
rudkla - 6. Sep, 08:22
