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Originally Posted by R2D2
Do you also believe that all professionals who work with deaf children regardless of whether the child has a CI or not should also do the same? We've already had a discussion on how compared to the hearing population, deaf children are at greater risk of contracting meningitis. I'm just wondering if your view is across the board?
It would be quite difficult at this stage to work out what the additional risk for a child with a CI is compared to another deaf child of the same etiology who was not implanted.
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It has been shown that there is an increased risk with invasive surgeries. Therefore, a physican should not be performing a surgery that is not to correct a life threatening condition and is categorized as "elective" without first insuring that all precautions have been taken to reduce the risk. Again, do no harm.