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I wonder if antibiotic resistance will be the reason that people move out of the cities back to rural areas. You can't get sick if you're not near anyone else.

gonzo41 10y ago
More likely that we'll start seeing bleach and ozone being used in hospitals to clean again. Probably radiation too. I know that bleach is used, but hospitals used to smell of the stuff. Amputations are going to make a comeback big time. Its going to be interesting if you can't go into surgury for fear of getting post op infection. This will be interesting to watch.
- jrapdx3 10y ago
  It's already a huge problem. Post-op infection is common and hard to treat. There are new approaches in use to reduce risk. I recently needed to have surgery. A preventative measure was a gown with ventilation ports. I was told circulating warm air over the body surface has been shown to reduce post-surgical infections. As well, in the hospital IV antibiotics were administered as a further precaution. Fortunately for me I escaped infections, but a number of people I know did not have as favorable an outcome. As you point out, using disinfectants is not a new idea. Readily available materials other than bleach are effective and not as malodorous or irritating as bleach. Hospitals are usually pretty careful about that, there are always mishaps, chance of carelessness, infections are hardly rare. By all means avoid surgery if that's feasible. If not avoidable, may we find an excellent hospital with great, dedicated staff and be blessed with generous insurance benefits. And of course, one can never have too much good luck.
- nwmcsween 10y ago
  Hospitals generally don't use bleach as a multipurpose germicide/virucide/fungicide as it is really bad at doing that, they use an specialty chemical solution that can kill things that bleach won't.
  - Fomite 10y ago
    They use a great deal of bleach (Chlorox frequently has a booth at conferences I go to) along with other specialized cleaners, ozone foggers, UV radiation robots...

gonzo41 10y ago

More likely that we'll start seeing bleach and ozone being used in hospitals to clean again. Probably radiation too. I know that bleach is used, but hospitals used to smell of the stuff. Amputations are going to make a comeback big time. Its going to be interesting if you can't go into surgury for fear of getting post op infection. This will be interesting to watch.

jrapdx3 10y ago
It's already a huge problem. Post-op infection is common and hard to treat. There are new approaches in use to reduce risk. I recently needed to have surgery. A preventative measure was a gown with ventilation ports. I was told circulating warm air over the body surface has been shown to reduce post-surgical infections. As well, in the hospital IV antibiotics were administered as a further precaution. Fortunately for me I escaped infections, but a number of people I know did not have as favorable an outcome. As you point out, using disinfectants is not a new idea. Readily available materials other than bleach are effective and not as malodorous or irritating as bleach. Hospitals are usually pretty careful about that, there are always mishaps, chance of carelessness, infections are hardly rare. By all means avoid surgery if that's feasible. If not avoidable, may we find an excellent hospital with great, dedicated staff and be blessed with generous insurance benefits. And of course, one can never have too much good luck.
nwmcsween 10y ago
Hospitals generally don't use bleach as a multipurpose germicide/virucide/fungicide as it is really bad at doing that, they use an specialty chemical solution that can kill things that bleach won't.
- Fomite 10y ago
  They use a great deal of bleach (Chlorox frequently has a booth at conferences I go to) along with other specialized cleaners, ozone foggers, UV radiation robots...