Probably bc they’re potentially contaminated with biohazards (e.g., feces, blood, something from an infectious disease ward, etc.).
YdexKtesi on
They don’t want you to go outside and get germs all over your procedure room scrubs, and then go back into a sterile area. The blue scrubs are only worn in a clean zone. It’s a safety procedure.
Competitive_Pass_926 on
So, if there’s a fire/evacuation, the workers have to change prior to leaving the hospital?
Aballoflint on
It’s so that they don’t bring outside contaminants into the OR
Valdor99 on
My dumb brain was confused why they capitalized or, and why it was before and
klystron88 on
I was at a medical facility with a poster showing about 12 different color codes for scrubs depending on the department or service.
TheBatemanFlex on
Can’t be reppin the wrong colors or you’ll get pressed by the Bloods
Zuzublue on
These are my OR scrubs. Oh, ARE they?
AtTheLeftThere on
I’m having trouble reading
UnknownFea on
I mean, not seeing why this is infuriating? You don’t want to bring outside germs into a hospital, and vice versa. This should be common sense / knowledge.
Y’all, it’s been a long day and I’m on the wrong sub. 🤣💀
spec360 on
Yes those are the surgeons or the er
Calcd_Uncertainty on
Hospital is in Crip territory
wickla on
My parents both worked at hospitals and staff would take scrubs home all the time because they are comfy.
jackliquidcourage on
Anything blue in the hospital means sterile. They don’t want you wearing surgery scrubs outside to avoid contamination.
SDFlick619 on
Everything gets contaminated when you step outside in St. Louis 😂
CrippledJesus97 on
Not very interesting. Its usually standard safety procedure for both Post-Op, and pre-Op to not bring contamination in or out of the operating room.
SageOfSixCabbages on
Aaaaannnnnddddd you’ll see surg techs and OR nurses wearing them at the line at Starbucks or to pickup their food at the restaurant across from the hospital. OR scrubs and bonus shoes covers that should only be worn INSIDE THE OR. 🤦♂️
The hospital I work at has the same rule but enforcement is a fucking joke. The OR has a mandate like this to prevent as much lint and outside contaminants getting in to the OR and biohazard contaminants being carried out to the public.
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Probably bc they’re potentially contaminated with biohazards (e.g., feces, blood, something from an infectious disease ward, etc.).
They don’t want you to go outside and get germs all over your procedure room scrubs, and then go back into a sterile area. The blue scrubs are only worn in a clean zone. It’s a safety procedure.
So, if there’s a fire/evacuation, the workers have to change prior to leaving the hospital?
It’s so that they don’t bring outside contaminants into the OR
My dumb brain was confused why they capitalized or, and why it was before and
I was at a medical facility with a poster showing about 12 different color codes for scrubs depending on the department or service.
Can’t be reppin the wrong colors or you’ll get pressed by the Bloods
These are my OR scrubs. Oh, ARE they?
I’m having trouble reading
I mean, not seeing why this is infuriating? You don’t want to bring outside germs into a hospital, and vice versa. This should be common sense / knowledge.
Y’all, it’s been a long day and I’m on the wrong sub. 🤣💀
Yes those are the surgeons or the er
Hospital is in Crip territory
My parents both worked at hospitals and staff would take scrubs home all the time because they are comfy.
Anything blue in the hospital means sterile. They don’t want you wearing surgery scrubs outside to avoid contamination.
Everything gets contaminated when you step outside in St. Louis 😂
Not very interesting. Its usually standard safety procedure for both Post-Op, and pre-Op to not bring contamination in or out of the operating room.
Aaaaannnnnddddd you’ll see surg techs and OR nurses wearing them at the line at Starbucks or to pickup their food at the restaurant across from the hospital. OR scrubs and bonus shoes covers that should only be worn INSIDE THE OR. 🤦♂️
The hospital I work at has the same rule but enforcement is a fucking joke. The OR has a mandate like this to prevent as much lint and outside contaminants getting in to the OR and biohazard contaminants being carried out to the public.