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."
source : eslfast.com
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