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At all times, be aware of perceptions
Dear Editor,
On the front page of your Sunday addition, there is a photograph of army personnel participating in an infectious disease exercise. The image is troubling because with any medical exercise, whether non-infectious or infectious, the personnel involved have to be appropriately attired. This is an “INFECTIOUS DISEASE” training exercise and the personnel are attending to the ‘diseased’ subject have absolutely no protection on. Not even a pair of gloves appears to have been used as evident in the photograph. I do hope the young lady rendering aid to the ‘victim’ understand what infectious means.
To be prepared for any eventuality, the personnel involved have to correctly attired during training so that when the occasion arises, they do not put themselves and others at risk. Images of detectives are sometimes shown in your paper and the individuals could be seen in t-shirts and slippers.
There should be dress code for detectives; shirt and tie, and shoes. If one sees a detective at their door in rubber slippers and a t-shirt, would the person have any confidence in the detective solving the crime? No! The reason is, he does not look professional to be taken seriously. Perception is everything!
Joe Owen
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