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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

The recent events will probably be the first time that Gen Z and Gen alpha are hearing about 'Pagers'.

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The recent events will probably be the first time that Gen Z and Gen alpha are hearing about 'Pagers'.

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

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Pagers are still widely used in the medical field, especially, for surgeons.
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  Wearing one right now. It’s my cue to go drive people to the hospital.
  
  Also volunteer fire departments are big users.

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