This is why military personnel aren't supposed to take their mobile phones into operation theatres

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Surely it is common sense not take a mobile phone into theatre - otherwise you do run the risk of this happening.

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Why were they allowed mobiles in teh first place?

Or even "operational theatres"

OMG I would have always insisted that DH take his mobile in case I needed to contact him - sure virtually all blokes out there have one?

not mine! he is v. old school though!

not mine either - he wanted to but I didn't let him.

i'd sooner pay the $10 extra each week on his phone card and the welfare minutes.

what a horrid experience for the lady/family to go thru.

DH never takes his phone either, old school again - security can be compromised. Also, as DH said, what would happen if someone was killed, and their wife found out about it through a neighbour because "X had called his wife on the mobile, and she had told Z etc etc"

That's why we have points of contact and emergency numbers, to enable us to contact them in an emergency

DH didn't take his wedding ring either - I didn't understnad at the time - but the told me he'd been told by superiors not to take it as if he was captured then they could use it against him - ie we know your wife and are doing xy z etc.

what is a de-gloving accident

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Hi all, a de-gloving accident is where the ring gets caught and drags all the skin off the finger. etc.

The reason they don't have mobiles in operational theatres is because if it rings it is likely to give their position away and get them fired at!!!

ouch!!!!

yes very bad and sometimes need to amputate the affected finger (used to work in trauma theatre! )