http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/03/mrsa-on-your-stethoscope/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Tue, 15 May 2012 14:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/03/mrsa-on-your-stethoscope/comment-page-1/#comment-5099 Ross Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:54:04 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=82#comment-5099 Or you could just clean your stethoscope like everyone else... Either or. Or you could just clean your stethoscope like everyone else…
Either or.

]]> http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/03/mrsa-on-your-stethoscope/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 SERGIO SANCHEZ ZAMBRANO MD Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:19:39 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=82#comment-2839 THERE IS A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DISPOSABLE ACOUSTIC DIAPHRAGM FOR STETHOSCOPES. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNBELIEVABLE THAT THEIR USE IS NOT MANDATORY. STETHOSCOPES ARE USED 25 MILLION TIMES IN THE USA ALONE AND ALL ARE CONTAMINATED. THERE ARE 100'S OF REFERENCES IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT. EMT'S ARE THE FIRST LINE OF PROTECTION, YET THEIR EQUIPMENT IS CONTAMINATED WITH MRSA! OF ALL THINGS! THE INFECTED STETHOSCOPES IS NOT A SURPRISE, THAT THE SOLUTION IS NOT IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF A LITIGATION, SO THERE IS HOPE. THERE IS A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DISPOSABLE ACOUSTIC DIAPHRAGM FOR STETHOSCOPES.
IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNBELIEVABLE THAT THEIR USE IS NOT MANDATORY. STETHOSCOPES ARE USED 25 MILLION TIMES IN THE USA ALONE AND ALL ARE CONTAMINATED. THERE ARE 100′S OF REFERENCES IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT. EMT’S ARE THE FIRST LINE OF PROTECTION, YET THEIR EQUIPMENT IS CONTAMINATED WITH MRSA! OF ALL THINGS!
THE INFECTED STETHOSCOPES IS NOT A SURPRISE, THAT THE SOLUTION IS NOT IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF A LITIGATION, SO THERE IS HOPE.

]]> http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/03/mrsa-on-your-stethoscope/comment-page-1/#comment-608 The EMT Spot » The EMT Guide To Swine Flu Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:03:30 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=82#comment-608 [...] MRSA On Your Stethescope? [...] [...] MRSA On Your Stethescope? [...]

]]> http://theemtspot.com/2009/02/03/mrsa-on-your-stethoscope/comment-page-1/#comment-5 The EMT Spot » The February EMS Roundup Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:13:55 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=82#comment-5 [...] positive and I think we’re off to a good start. In February we warned you about MRSA on your stethoscope, helped you classify and treat burn injuries, talked about the issues with hydrogen sulfide [...] [...] positive and I think we’re off to a good start. In February we warned you about MRSA on your stethoscope, helped you classify and treat burn injuries, talked about the issues with hydrogen sulfide [...]

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