Military contamination rates for Decon are considered to be 25%. That number is just the projection for unit effectiveness after an event, but it is rooted in the fact that even the most well trained people will still cut corners in decon. Mostly due to heat and fatigue. Overconfidence and repetition weariness can also be issues for those that decon too much.
We don't need any AI for this - remote control would work just as well. Can't we get a pair of robotic hands on wheels + Oculus Rift and controller gloves for a small fraction of what an MRI device costs?
> if we can replace x% of actions that need to be done by humans with devices that can be sterilized, then that's a x% decrease in number of infections.
The Miasma theory is always an issue even for the most educated/trained. By that I mean what I can't see can't hurt me.
Just curious, do you have any citations for this?
For further context look up the health worker mortality in West Africa due to Ebola. Even if those people are not all highly trained they are trained. The reality is that people simply cut corners, even when they know the risk, and the margin for error is obnoxiously low.
You can't change a culture on a moment's notice, just because the threat is more significant.
I doubt they do in this case though. Probably at the end of the shift, but when you are in and out of a patient's room a dozen times a day, it's not likely they do a full decon each time.
EDIT: Just reread your post after seeing frankydp's reply. I thought you were asking about decon showers _after_ removing PPE. frankydp is absolutely correct that showering while wearing most styles of PPE is a bad idea.
The can cause overconfidence in regards to contamination.