derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Johnny's mother one day may know for sure whether her son washed his hands before dinner from http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-hands04.html USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daWoods Posted April 13, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I can see them in all public washrooms onboard, hooked up to alarms so nobody can sneak by. Or randomly located throughout the ship, taking people by surprise as they walk around. The alarms could be bells or sirens, or possibly a computerized voice that says "YOU FORGOT TO WASH YOUR HANDS". Yep, that might do it. Island Princess Feb. 2004 Grand Princess Feb. 2002 Norwegian Sky Feb. 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Don't you hate when they don't have towels in a restroom and have to use a air dryer. Drying your hands in a public restroom... from http://surveycentral.org/survey/768.html Electric Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels from http://www.poopreport.com/Consumer/Content/Dryers/dryers.html USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryPoppinz Posted April 13, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by derf5585: Don't you hate when they don't have towels in a restroom and have to use a air dryer. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, I do! Because what's the first thing you do after you've washed your hands? Grab the icky handle to turn off the faucet and then touch the icky door knob to open the door. If I have a paper towel, I can do both without some kind of contortion involving my elbow and my behind. Thankfully, there's no purse I own that's too small for Purell, for after leaving the washroom. "I'm gonna book myself on that Princess Cruise." -- Fox Mulder, X-Files 'Three Words' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBIDUB2 Posted April 13, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Anyone with any sense would NOT touch the "icky" door handle.... That has to be the worst design on a ship, i.e. restroom doors that open inwards *and* don't have paper towels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karfest Posted April 13, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2004 How do you get the title "Executive Leader of the Handwashing Leadership Forum?" and the best quote of the day "Nobody wants doo-doo on their burger." Have we spent a lot of tax dollars to survey people on that- or is it just an assumption?! Karen up next! Dawn Princess April '04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattie63 Posted April 13, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2004 On a serious note, I would have thought the publicity surrounding the Norwalk virus would have had some effect on people and their hand washing practices but no such luck. By my not so scientific observation last week, about 70 of the "ladies" using the facilities did not even bother to stop at the sink upon exiting the toilets. I quick glance in the mirror and off the the Horizon Court they went!! I was pretty grossed out. QE2 - 2000 Grand Princess - 2002 Coral Princess - 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted April 13, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2004 The thing in the article that jumped out at me was the report that most people don't adequately scrub around their fingernails and between their fingers. I say if anyone gets "that stuff" under their nails and between their fingers (for heaven's sake!!!) they have a serious hygiene problem! 'Vegas Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted April 13, 2004 So this guy goes into the restroom and washes his hands first. His friend said why do you do that. Well I don't want to touch my ** with dirty hands. USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daWoods Posted April 13, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Marypoppinz said: I can do both without some kind of contortion involving my elbow and my behind. The more I think of that, the more I'd like to see it. If you could get someone to video it, you might be able to make a fortune. Island Princess Feb. 2004 Grand Princess Feb. 2002 Norwegian Sky Feb. 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryPoppinz Posted April 13, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2004 In the Ladies Restroom, when there's no paper towel, we nudge the faucet off with our elbow and bump the door open with our behind. Maybe your nudges and bumps are reversed in the Men's Room, so it sounds more interesting?? And....I know when I was surveyed, I checked off that I doo not want doo-doo on my burger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damerch Posted April 13, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Well folks, I work in healthcare and the statistics show that only about 44% of healthcare professionals wash their hands between patients!! I always carry an alcohol pump spray wash. It works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 Author #13 Share Posted April 13, 2004 damerch "It works!" How do you know it works? USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damerch Posted April 13, 2004 #14 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Research! One of the JCAHO requirements for hospitals in 2004 is to have antimicrocbial (alcohol based scrubs qualify) available for staff. We have them mounted on the inside of the doorway of every patient room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 Author #15 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Patient Education Hand Hygiene Model from http://www.med.upenn.edu/mcguckin/handwashing/model5.html Proper hand-washing techniques minimize the spread of infection from http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/hcpc/procedures/volume1/chapter6/infection_control-25.htm USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damerch Posted April 13, 2004 #16 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Okay Derf what do you do for a living? Absolutely we educate patients to speak up for their healthcare!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 Author #17 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I am an electronic tech. at a Public TV-Radio station. USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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