But in general, doctors, particularly surgeons, resist nonlatex alternatives. A lot of times it is just habit, so we bring them in on choosing the products. Sometimes, even medical workers with the allergy resist change. I have heard female surgeons say they live in a man's world and fear a bias against them, and residents say they won't speak up because they are low on the totem pole. Still, some hospitals are starting to change.
Cost is the fundamental question.
But we purchased a sufficient volume of stretch vinyl, which resulted in no change in cost. An increasing number of lawsuits are charging manufacturers with negligence and product liability, or with continuing to market a product that they know to be harmful. His office is handling a suit on behalf of all the Federal cases, roughly 12 percent of which are from New York. Dozens more are being tried in state courts. We are talking about lots of people, and the greatest number of victims are in health care.