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I saw one of the surgery videos recently. The doctor was saying, "Alexa, turn on suction." It boggled my mind. There could be so many points of failure.



Fwiw this is not typical, we don’t have alexa/siri type smart devices in any OR I work in, and suction is turned on off with a button and a dial.


It's in a Maryland clinic doing plastic surgery.

Edit: Found it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS9nLvGMLH0&t=947s


ALEXA, TURN OFF THE SUCTION! ALEXA!!

“Loive from NPR news in Washington“


I don't suppose there was a doctor or nurse named Alexa involved?




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