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I've talked to doctors about this, and they point out that if they actually sanitized every time they come into contact with a patient their hands would get so
by RyanMcGreal 17y ago
I've talked to doctors about this, and they point out that if they actually sanitized every time they come into contact with a patient their hands would get so dry the knuckles would start bleeding when they bent their fingers.
- jrockway 17y agoI hear there is this stuff called "moisturizer", which restores the moisture and oils that have been washed away by soap.
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoOf course, given that the moisturizer is unsanitary, the doctors and nurses would immediately have to wash it off again. :/
- lotharbot 17y agoThe hospital where my wife gave birth had "moisturizing hand sanitizer".
- jrockway 17y agoSounds like a problem that could be solved. It's not all bacteria and viruses that need to be killed completely, it's mostly MRSA that is the problem. That probably doesn't live in moisturizing lotions; and once you've removed it from your hands, it's not going to come back until your touch it again. Also, what about just wearing rubber gloves?
- aasarava 17y agoAtul Gawande, a surgeon and medical writer, notes in his book "Better" that hand sanitizers like Purell have not been found to have a drying effect, despite fears of the contrary.