FatallyFlawed wrote:
Why would inserting a socket cover prevent an adult plugging in equipment? If they want to use the socket then they will remove the cover first.
JohnW2 wrote:
That presumably would depend a lot on what was written on the cover and/or what they had been taught about the significance of socket covers in their working environment.
No, that's not the point. We're talking about disabled (dead) sockets in hospitals. Sockets are disabled for lots of reasons in this situation (load, damage - these are expensive purpose made units so any problems disconnect the damaged part, etc). In a hurry a nurse (usually) may plug into a dead socket with results which may take several minutes to work out, especially where there is battery backup as say on a driver. The usual answer is to put black tape over the dead socket, but this is aesthetically nasty (hospital held together with tape!) and impossible to clean. In a ward, nursing staff wil know that the cover is inserted into a dead socket. This is a situation specific; hence the original point.