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"DS in hospitals"

In a month or so, I'm going to be having an operation and will be in hospital for a few days (then off work for a month, zing!). I'm going to be bored out of my mind unless I take something to do. I was thinking of getting a few DS games then leaving them alone until I go into hospital.

However, it occured to me that there might be a problem with that. We all know that you're supposed to switch mobile phones off in hospitals because the signals they give out can interfere with hospital equipment... but does anyone know if this would apply to the DS as well? Seeing as the DS is supposedly constantly sending out signals; searching for other DS consoles to connect with (or so I heard), would these interfere with hospital equipment in the same way as mobile phones?

If so, I'll take my GBA and finish Astro Boy and Minish Cap... but I fancied having Kirby and Nintendogs keeping me and my bed-pan company.

"Good God! Our radar is out! We have no way of knowing where we're steering this hospital!"

Or know where the Air Ambulance is..

That's a really good point that's ruined the joke... I HATE YOU.

Never mind. I'll build an entire hospital on wheels. WITH A RADAR!!!

That'll show him.

youll need a radar to seek out them zombified MRSA patiants

I got tested for that yesterday. Swabs up my nose, down my throat and in my groin.

Sleep tight.

with the same swabber!!!!, and then you ate it!!! thats just plain sick : |

That's the NHS for you, mate.

I'm still getting many people insisting that mobile phones - and maybe the DS - WILL screw up hospital equipment...

*sigh*

If hospital equipment picks up signals on the same frequency, it may effect them.

Then again, mobile phones being used outside of the building, with only a thin wall should still effect machinary, if it is true that they do, yet that's allowed...