Children Visiting Hospitals

[grandmoon]

Why do people take children to visit patients in hospital then let the children run around the corridors and in and out the wards.

Just visited a friend in hospital who has had a work accident and is in the orthopaedic ward.  While we were there 3 children came in to the ward and were crawling under the beds etc.  I took them out to the nurses station and the nurse wasn't very happy as they have been there most day and are just run riot.

[twinkles**stars]

I know, I was just remembering back to a time when NO children were allowed in.

I can't remember not being allowed to visit afriend orloved one in hospital as child.....can recall going withmy parents. Maybe I'm not as old as I thought I was?  

[serendipityricho]

My 7th grandkid was born in a local hospital last November.

10 lb plus- a robust young bloke.

Was taken into the hospital in a sealed parcel-(a womb).

Ok for 3 days -then got meningitis.

He hadnt been playing on the floor or using the stuffed toys in the waiting rooms.

Spent 3 weeks on life support and drips- it was a real worry at the time.

He will be ok -but i wonder how it happened......................Richo.

[azureline**]

some adult with it?

[the_hawk*]

My 7th grandkid was born in a local hospital last November.

10 lb plus- a robust young bloke.

Was taken into the hospital in a sealed parcel-(a womb).

Ok for 3 days -then got meningitis.

He hadnt been playing on the floor or using the stuffed toys in the waiting rooms.

Spent 3 weeks on life support and drips- it was a real worry at the time.

He will be ok -but i wonder how it happened......................Richo.

Glad the little fella is doing OK now.

The issue is with cross contamination, yes the staff protocol should prevent it but the fact is that not all nurses wash their hands when entering and leaving a room or between patients and nor do doctors.

[serendipityricho]

Ta Hawk-grandie will be all right.

To me when i visit-he is light sensive-but having tests.

AZ-your post 32 -was that aimed at me?

[mum*of*goldens]

Doctors are notorious for not handwashing or using the hand sanitizers provided.

Dr Jayant Patel was one who used to go from patient to patient [after touching dirty and infected wounds with his bare hands] without washing. [mentioned many times in the book Dr Death].

[mum*of*goldens]

My 7th grandkid was born in a local hospital last November.

10 lb plus- a robust young bloke.

Was taken into the hospital in a sealed parcel-(a womb).

Ok for 3 days -then got meningitis.

He hadnt been playing on the floor or using the stuffed toys in the waiting rooms.

Spent 3 weeks on life support and drips- it was a real worry at the time.

He will be ok -but i wonder how it happened......................Richo.

Glad he's doing well now.

Perhaps one of the visitors coming in had contact with someone with the disease. Someone can carry the bug that causes meningitis and be perfectly well themselves. It is usually spread by kissing, or by droplets from nose/mouth. [ie a person sneezing or coughing].

[azureline**]

Ta Hawk-grandie will be all right.

To me when i visit-he is light sensive-but having tests.

AZ-your post 32 -was that aimed at me?

aimed at you? NO.

However, it was relevant to your little grandy, yes.  Pleased he got through it 🙂

[serendipityricho]

Why was your post 32-relevant--just asking.................Richo.

[the_hawk*]

richo IMO  all AZ was saying is it could have been one of the visitors that was infected and dint know it that brought it in