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So the surgeon should use cold water before gloving? It seems more sensible to heat the water at the tap like they do in Germany and Barbados.
by artacus 13y ago
So the surgeon should use cold water before gloving?
It seems more sensible to heat the water at the tap like they do in Germany and Barbados.
- banachtarski 13y agoHuh? Did you read the article?
- artacus 13y agoI confess to being facetious with my comment which is probably not cool because though I believe this whole preoccupation with carbon emissions to be a scam, the idea of wasting energy bothers me on a natural level, so that long before global warming I washed my hands with cold water.
- sliverstorm 13y agoIt seems more sensible to heat the water at the tap That would be luxurious, yes, but it's the more technically challenging/expensive option. You need a heater in every tap, and you have to run 10AWG or a gas hardline to every tap. (I happen to have been contemplating the feasibility of this on my own)