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Every Second, we are on our cell phones

All I see from my CRNAs. 100% of the case they're on the phones

 

[Consigliere]

Simple solution - ban personal cell phone use in the OR. That's what we did.

 

[deleted87051]

Simple solution - ban personal cell phone use in the OR. That's what we did.

Then how do you communicate? Do you issue personal dumb phones to everyone?

 

[dannyboy1]

Simple solution - ban personal cell phone use in the OR. That's what we did.

how do you guys actually enforce this. Also what do you do when sitting in a long ass case on a healthy person...

 

[Consigliere]

Then how do you communicate? Do you issue personal dumb phones to everyone?

Yep. Overhead paging as well.

 

[Consigliere]

how do you guys actually enforce this. Also what do you do when sitting in a long ass case on a healthy person...

Easy. Anyone caught using a cell phone during a case is immediately fired.

 

[MoMoGesiologist]

Just bring a crossword or soduku ...

 

[acidbase1]

Simple solution - ban personal cell phone use in the OR. That's what we did.

Sounds like high school

 

[caligas]

Anesthesiologists are on their devices a lot too.

 

[Mad Jack]

Sounds like high school

Sounds like being a responsible adult, actually

 

[dchz]

Anesthesiologists are on their devices a lot too.

There are differences between anes and CRNAs, but i seriously doubt you can say anesthesiologists are less likely to be on their phone than CRNAs.....

Hell, i use my smart phone to look up relevant topics to my case all the time...

 

[dannyboy1]

Easy. Anyone caught using a cell phone during a case is immediately fired.

Wow. You must be over staffed if you can just fire people on a whim. Who came up with this policy, can’t be anyone who spends significant amounts of time in long cases...

 

[Consigliere]

Sounds like high school

Sounds like someone is ignoring ASA's motto. (Psssst....it's VIGILANCE).

 

[Consigliere]

Wow. You must be over staffed if you can just fire people on a whim. Who came up with this policy, can’t be anyone who spends significant amounts of time in long cases...

Nah, just a very desirable practice. We have no problem hiring quality people.

 

[2Fast2Des]

If it's a marathon case that's train tracks stable, there's only so much one can do... It's hard not to use cell phone here and there. I use it to look up certain pertinent information or whatnot

 

[okayplayer]

I do appreciate that everyone on here who fesses up to using their phone during a case is exclusively on PubMed like they are all Blade. 😵

 

[drmwvr]

Before the advent of smart phones (and the www, really) we had magazines, novels, newspapers, you name it. And we were on the phone. A lot. Crossword was the primary non-reading pursuit at that time as soduku had not yet gone mainstream. Not 100% though. That would take some real skill.

Not much new under the Sun.

 

[deleted87051]

We need to get back to the days before oximetry, capnometry and automated BP measurement when we had our finger on the pulse, an esophageal stethoscope, and constant monitoring of blood and skin tone.😉

 

[drmwvr]

We need to get back to the days before oximetry, capnometry and automated BP measurement when we had our finger on the pulse, an esophageal stethoscope, and constant monitoring of blood and skin tone.😉

Indeed...that way you have to choose between reading a book and doing a crossword. Definitely cannot do both...

 

[fakin' the funk]

Simple solution - ban personal cell phone use in the OR. That's what we did.

Ok, so personal cell phones banned. Which of the following in your group will get you fired on the spot?
- personal cell phone for work related emails
- work issued cell phone for work related emails
- personal cell phone for work related texts
- personal cell phone to read academic journals
- e-reader to read professional books/journals
- e-reader to read leisure books
- hard copy professional books/journals
- hard copy leisure books
- hard copy newspaper or magazines
- crossword or puzzles

You see the point I'm making - either your group's policy has more nuance than you let on, or it should.

 

[MoMoGesiologist]

It is an honor and a privilege to serve our patients and people who are using their phones while anesthetizing someone are betraying their hypocratic oath...


syke!

 

[anbuitachi]

dont see anything wrong with using your cell phone. it's just replacing the old stuff. is there a difference between doing crossword on paper vs cellphone? obviously you shouldn't be watching a movie with earphones on