http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/ Switched Comments for Cell Phones Get the OK in Hospitals http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/Sep 6th 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/However I do not support the use of cellphones in certain areas of the hospital such as the ICU and this gets family members upset when we ask them to make sure their phones are turned off before entering these areas. The cell phones have the habit of turning off ventilators. Yep, breathing machines or life support whichever you call them. Personally I have had 2 instances where a family member received a call in a room and the ventilator of the patient I was taking care of turned OFF at the same time they received the call. And the second time was with a doctor receiving a phone call and the machine turned itself off at the time of the call.this is not the first time, not even the only 2 instances that has happened. When we take care of the situation and change out the machines, the machines are thoroughly looked over and examined by the repair personnel and there hasnt been a time where they found anything wrong mechanically or with software in the machine that would have caused it to turn off. Once may have been coincidence, 2x personally and 3 other times that i know of for sure make me to tell everyone DO NOT COME INTO THE ICU WITH THE CELLPHONE TURNED ON!]]>Sep 5th 2007 8:02PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/Sep 6th 2007 6:18AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/cell-phones-get-the-ok-in-hospitals/Sep 6th 2007 11:57AM