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If your patient is in a hospital, then he's already where he needs to be. He's surrounded by doctors. One of them, I'm sure, will have the qualifications to maintain him until you check in. Just like patients worldwide managed, before cell phones were invented.
Maybe one day you will have a doctor with the same beliefs you have.
So basically you have no input of any use to anyone on this thread given that the whole conversation is started on a question about how to hold something that you do not possess, correct?
Saying you shouldn't carry a cell phone because people got along without them before is like saying you shouldn't wear a bulletproof vest because back in the day, they didn't have those and people still didn't die sometimes.
And you're still completely wrong about doctors being on call, sorry LOL. Let's just hope you're never in a situation where you're on the table and your surgeon decides his sleep or jog is more important than your case because there's another doctor at the hospital who can take care of you.
By the way, if you're in an emergency situation late at night having a stroke, it's not all that uncommon for an RN/physician assistant to need to call the on-call doctor for emergencies. For liability reasons, there is a lot beyond their scope of control. Or a gunshot wound. Or any sort of traumatic injury.
So basically you have no input of any use to anyone on this thread given that the whole conversation is started on a question about how to hold something that you do not possess, correct?
Duct tape. There's my input that's of use to anyone who wants to jog while in possession of a cell phone.
Or - clothing that comes with zippered pockets.
Or - learn how to sew, and sew a zippered pocket into whatever clothing you jog in that doesn't have zippered pockets.
Or - get a Life Alert and wear it on a chain around your neck, and skip the cell phone.
Or - get a Blue Tooth wireless receiver that hooks to the ear and stay in range of the stationary phone.
Or - jog in place inside where you don't have to worry about where you keep your cell phone.
Or - put it in the same place where you keep your bottled water when you jog. You have to keep -that- secure so it doesn't fall to the ground, right? A harness or whatever.
Or - buy a jogging bra with a built-in cell pocket (they exist).
Or - buy a pair of jogging pants with a built-in cell pocket (they exist).
See, I don't need to have a cell phone to know about all these things. I'm just surprised that the people who DO have them, haven't mentioned some of these things.
My personal recommendation, however, is to get rid of the cell phone entirely. And then you will never have to worry about where you keep it.
I did, all the way up until cell phones were invented.
No you didn't - because even before the cell phone there were pagers and times when the doctors were expected to be available .... the cell phone just allows them to be a bit more mobile
the honest reality, is that a doctor who is not available is frequently not going to be employed .... same for many other professions
Yes, and pagers had clips on the backs of them. Most doctors didn't jog either, and didn't have to worry about where they'd keep them. They usually kept them in their pockets. They were beepers - they just made a beep, and the doctor would go to the nearest telephone (usually a pay phone) and dial (not punch, but dial - because back then, the numbers were on an actual dial) the service, and then the service would deliver the message.
It's irrelevent though, because it has nothing to do with cell phones, or emergencies. Furthermore - it's a stupid arguement, because if a doctor is on a 5-mile run, and is 4 miles into it, and gets an emergency call, he's not exactly in a position to get to the hospital in a hurry, is he? I mean, unless the hospital is within a couple of blocks of where he happens to be at the moment. Otherwise, he'll have to run 4 miles home, take a shower, change his clothes, catch his breath, and get to the hospital in time to prevent that emergency from becoming an autopsy.
If a doctor is on call, it's assume he will be *available* to attend to emergencies. He can't do that if he's 5 miles away from a change of clothes and the car keys. Or his money and a taxi.
It's a ridiculous, stupid arguement. And I -have- offered some suggestions. Perhaps you might care to comment on those, instead of nitpicking my opinion into a derailment.
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