Re: cell phones


"FirstHit" <FirstHit@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> SarahE wrote:
>> "Lisa" <lisalee2@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > i have noticed that alot of these actors on the soaps are using their
>> > cell
>> > phones in the hospitals, i thought it was against the rules that you
>> > couldnt use your cell phone. i see alot of them doing it and was just
>> > curious.
>> >
>> > am i wrong?
>>
>> No, you aren't wrong. Just sort of out of date. The reason cell phones
>> were prohibited was that they operated on the same or similar frequencies
>> as
>> hospital equipment such as heart monitors. Mobile phone technology has
>> advanced to the point where that is no longer the case.
>>
>> Most hospitals (at least the ones in my area) now allow mobile phone
>> usage
>> in public areas. Typically not in patient rooms and not in the ICU. But
>> in
>> waiting areas, sure.
>
> Do you know why not in patient rooms? What if you are the patient and
> want to use your cell phone?
>
> FirstHit
>
My friend was in the hospital as a patient and used her cell to call me at
least 5 times while she was there .
It may depend on the hospital .She was calling from a hospital in Illinois
..
Zia


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