Posted by Martha on 9/25/2009, 8:54 pm, in reply to "Doctor handshake, again"
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Seems to me rather than make an issue of handshaking, why not just keep your hands away from your face until you can wash them. I'm more concerned about inhaling air-borne particles. My doctor said to use a mask but I haven't quite gotten there yet.
This discussion has me wondering if all the doctors in Oklahoma are boors or if they are more germ-conscious than other places - they don't offer a handshake. When I saw my doctor last, he did a throat clearing cough into his arm. Just remembered that happened with my dentist, too.
On the subject of this flu - we've had another death (now 3) in our state. This one was a teenage girl. I suppose because of confidentiality concerns, they haven't said her exact age or town - just the county. I know of two other children who are in critical condition in the ICU at Children's Hospital. The hospital where I go for rehab still hasn't had any swine flu patients, although state-wide there have been in excess of 60 hospitalizations.
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