How many sides does your sheets have ?

[crotchitymedic1986]

I know that no one in this room would ever let a patient lie on a sheet or pillowcase that was used on a previous patient, but what about your coworkers ? Be Honest Now.

[akflightmedic]

I know that no one in this room would ever let a patient lie on a sheet or pillowcase that was used on a previous patient, but what about your coworkers ? Be Honest Now.

I have had nothing but those blue disposable ones for years...they are good for one weighted transfer before they rip. So, every pt gets a new sheet and we never carried pillows.

[Dustdevil]

People still use sheets? What is this, 1975?

[Chief1C]

Everything goes with the patient.. If the receiving hospital offers linen, we use it; if they don't, we use our disposable sheets. However, I like something with a little weight lifting ability.

[stcommodore]

Usually unless the patient was on a backboard. I'd say half our patient's don't even get the stretcher.

[tom5706]

sheets are changed after every patient. as well as pillow cases and blankets.

[WolfmanHarris]

Eww... reusing sheets. Never seen it once.

After every call bed gets stripped and wiped down with virox wipes. The only difference I see between medics is some (like me) make the bed ahead of time, while other just leave the sheet folded on the end and unfold it when it's time to move a patient onto the bed. I have also seen some medics give the bed a less thorough wipe down then I prefer, but I've attempted to create OCD in myself for these things to ensure I don't get complacent on decon down the line.

Or then there's Toronto which just uses disposable sheets.

[Chief1C]

One thing I was always grossed out by..

Cot Quilts, or Heavy personalized service blankets for winter calls. I used to see these sometimes, we have some hanging in our supply closet from "back in the day". Big, heavy, orange quilt like blankets. I wonder how often those got washed?

[Dustdevil]

What is this "winter" thing you speak of?

[spenac]

What is this "winter" thing you speak of?

It is a myth. Probably some sort of myth to get you to support one political party or the other.