Dirty cellphones. That seems to be a popular subject these days.
Initial I think about germs that live on the exterior of cellphones that cause disease. We use our cellphones in every facet of our lives including in health care settings both as family members and health medical providers which increase the incidence of the alarming trend of cellphone contamination – according to a recent editorial in American Nurse Today (Vol. 14, No.3) it may be up to 74.4.%.
Are we making ourselves sick?
Do we, both the general public and medical providers, use our cellphones in the restroom wash our hands and neglect to clean our cellphones? If so we could be setting ourselves up to increased contamination.
Just think about all those little microscopic green, slimy bugs and crawly microbes squirmy around on your cellphone. Do you want them up close to your mouth every time to talk on the phone? Or picking at your food when you eat?
There’s other potential gunk floating around on the inside of your cellphone – personal information. Potential because unless you want everyone knowing intimate details about the innermost secrets of your life it’s best not to share.
Keep your social life and your work life separate and only post to social media what you’d want the whole world to see. There are legal issues connected to posting and re-posting private information. The Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996 which was enacted in 2002 protects patients’ personal information while maintaining the flow for care. It’s in place to protect both the patient and the caregiver.
Remember that social media is the opposite of private.
Cellphones carry information but they can be gunked-up both inside and outside.
