I had another brush with hospital-borne infection later in this tale. After the oral antibiotics failed to clear up the infection, I was given IV antibiotics - about five different drugs over the course of six weeks. One of them made me terribly sick with neutrapoenia (low white cell count) and sent me to the ER again. When I arrived, they put me into a glass cubicle with a sign on the door announcing "Neutrapoenic, no entry without mask" and they made me wear a mask if I left the room. After the ER doc had run the blood tests again, they called my Infectious Disease specialist and ask if he wanted me admitted or what. He said "GET HIM OUT OF THERE" - the implication being that the hospital is the worst place for a sick person to be (to be hyperbolic). The tool of destruction was actually a band saw. My partner at the time said that his wife had named the band saw "el sierra del Diablo" - the saw of the Devil. I think it's dangerous because it seem pretty benign compare to the noisy fury of a table saw or router. Mark Story. RPT Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kline Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:15 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: safety/idiots and sharp objects Thanks, Mark. You bring up another point: emergency rooms and hospitals are full of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, spread around by all the people with weakened immunity. They try to keep the places clean and sterile, but it's usually a losing battle. <deleted> I'm sorry to hear what an awful time you had. Table saws give me the willies. I always feel safer with bandsaws, but they can be dangerous as well, because of one's greater confidence. Susan
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