Surprising, right? I can't imagine health care being more
hazardous than, say, construction or forestry or mining.
But then again, when I think back on all the dua bwee's in the
hospital, and I don't mean dua bwee Asian-size but DUA BWEE
generous ang moh sizing, then it's not that hard to believe.
I remember the Occupational Health and Safety Officer who was
training us on safe methods of transferring and lifting patients
telling us that the hospital is considering imposing a weight limit
for patients upon admission because the beds, hoists, wheelchairs,
trolleys, and even wall-mounted toilet bowls, etc all have a weight
limit. If we accept patients heavier than what these
equipments, furniture and tools can take, the patient might end up
injured, and the nurse(s) usually kena injured alongside them
too.
I'd hate to be squashed under some of them!!
I guess coz you get big and fat Americans who look like you need
a fork lift to lift them up -_-
