Just been reading some interesting comments on a friends fb page about her seeing 2 paramedics in uniform standing outside a hospital smoking.
Now I'm assuming they at least wash their hands afterwards but she (and she's an ex smoker herself) thinks its unacceptable for people like that to then go out smelling of smoke on their clothes and dealing with patients etc.
I used to work with food and we weren't allowed to smoke in uniform on our breaks etc we had to change and go outside then be very vigilant over hand washing, mouthwash etc when we returned which is understandable I think.
So what do you think? Is it ok for paramedics (as an example) but doctors, opticians etc to smoke knowing they are gonna be in close proximity to patients afterwards???
I'm off out now so will read replies when I get back!! Xx |
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over a year ago
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If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up ! |
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By *urvywelshCouple
over a year ago
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"If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up !"
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"If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up !"
Could you wash your hands please and buy some mints, I'm dying here 
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and paramedics have to wear those neoprene gloves when handling anyone anyway, so really hand hygiene isnt an issue.
would be different if i was kissing one, but yes, would much rather one smelling of smoke stop me dying than have to wait whilst he found a sink lol |
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"and paramedics have to wear those neoprene gloves when handling anyone anyway, so really hand hygiene isnt an issue.
would be different if i was kissing one, but yes, would much rather one smelling of smoke stop me dying than have to wait whilst he found a sink lol"
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Agree with the lovely lady above they wear gloves etc so really shouldn't be an issue.  |
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Whilst it gives a bad impression and i am as anti smoking as you get what bothers me are folk in hospital with smoking related illnesse still feel need to smoke. The paramedics try to help folk. |
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These guys get very few proper scheduled breaks so generally do things on the hop if they had to change ever time they wanted a smoke I doubt they would be left with much time to do anything else.
Or somebody had to wait while said people got changed back so they could save lives.
My friends moms a dr who smokes and runs the stop smoking clinic
For me their choice of profession and choice to smoke have no baring on me personally if it offends then that person can always go someplace else |
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"These guys get very few proper scheduled breaks so generally do things on the hop if they had to change ever time they wanted a smoke I doubt they would be left with much time to do anything else.
Or somebody had to wait while said people got changed back so they could save lives.
My friends moms a dr who smokes and runs the stop smoking clinic
For me their choice of profession and choice to smoke have no baring on me personally if it offends then that person can always go someplace else "
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"If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up !"
Well said and we totally agree with you 100%
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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago
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"If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up !"
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"In all NHS trusts, it's a sackable offence to smoke in uniform. "
at my stables, nurses come to look after their horses in uniform, on the way to work, mucking out, grooming, feeding, they don't even change shoes. I have pics and reported it to local hosp, answer is, we no longer have changing facilities at the hosp, and our nurses, wouldn't do that.
Drs and nurses, leave hosp grounds and stand smoking in 2 bus stops adjacent to car park,
Kitchen staff use a wall outside the kitchens to smoke during their breaks, still in their kitchen gear. |
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"If I was having a heart attack , and needed help, the smell of smoke or clean hands would be the last thing on my mind,
I am sure being a paramedic is a stressful job, they must see all sorts of upsetting things , maybe smoking is a stress buster, I would just be so thankful they turned up !"
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By (user no longer on site)
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In the trust I work for it is a disciplinary offense to smoke on trust premises, staff are fined if caught smoking and uniform not covered. No action us taken against patients or visitors.
I dont get psyed for my break if im lucky enough to have a break so my choice. I wash my hands umpteen times a day. |
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"In the trust I work for it is a disciplinary offense to smoke on trust premises, staff are fined if caught smoking and uniform not covered. No action us taken against patients or visitors.
I dont get psyed for my break if im lucky enough to have a break so my choice. I wash my hands umpteen times a day. "
We have no facilities to change uniform but I wear a coat if I leave the ward |
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"Just been reading some interesting comments on a friends fb page about her seeing 2 paramedics in uniform standing outside a hospital smoking.
Now I'm assuming they at least wash their hands afterwards but she (and she's an ex smoker herself) thinks its unacceptable for people like that to then go out smelling of smoke on their clothes and dealing with patients etc.
I used to work with food and we weren't allowed to smoke in uniform on our breaks etc we had to change and go outside then be very vigilant over hand washing, mouthwash etc when we returned which is understandable I think.
So what do you think? Is it ok for paramedics (as an example) but doctors, opticians etc to smoke knowing they are gonna be in close proximity to patients afterwards???
I'm off out now so will read replies when I get back!! Xx "
I think its an anal attitude if I am honest. When people smoke outdoors it rarely lingers on clothes or in hair BO from a hard working medic, perfume or aftershave or bad breath are more likley to be smelt in reality. It would be interesting if this was enforced as to if there was equality and a medic wouldn't be allowed to administer to a patient that smelt of smoke or other obnoxious smells. |
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"In all NHS trusts, it's a sackable offence to smoke in uniform.
at my stables, nurses come to look after their horses in uniform, on the way to work, mucking out, grooming, feeding, they don't even change shoes. I have pics and reported it to local hosp, answer is, we no longer have changing facilities at the hosp, and our nurses, wouldn't do that.
Drs and nurses, leave hosp grounds and stand smoking in 2 bus stops adjacent to car park,
Kitchen staff use a wall outside the kitchens to smoke during their breaks, still in their kitchen gear."
Yep, they do and they risk getting sacked. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Considering most hospitals are no smoking in their grounds .....
They shouldn't have been lighting up 
I always find it ironic seeing the smokers lining up outside the doors, drip in one hand, fag in the other  |
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People these days worry too much about the least important things.
remember when i was pregnant in 1981 i was sitting in the waiting room in a hospital and smoking a fag believe it or not and when my probation officer took me to see my doctor she then went into see him on her own and she said he smoked a fag and offered her one, he liked a drink as well and he is still alive and in his seventies. |
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"how about throw it the other way.
What if paramedics refused to help a patient that smelt of cigarettes????
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No paramedic would refuse to treat a patient that smelled of smoke, but some may refuse to enter a smoke-filled room if the patient's condition wasn't life-threatening. They can ask for the smokers to leave the room and open a window if need be. All medical staff should also have alcogel available to them and rubbing it on the hands does get rid of the smoky smell, but not from the clothes. Believe me, there are many things that paramedics smell of by the end of their shift that would make ciggy smoke smell like the breath of an angel in comparison |
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