Medical personnel wearing scrubs outside of work

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Anonymous wrote:People we are talking about contagion of Covid19 not some yeast infection. There are of course billions and billions of germs...what differentiates each is the infectivity and morbidity of each. Ebola’s mortality rate is high in the 80-90% so many people who contracts it usually die thus the virus dies with them. On the other hand, influenza virus mortality rate is much lower in the teens so virus can propagate and each year comes back. Covid19 being a fairly new virus is both deadly and contagious...the perfect virus for pandemics

Except Covid 19 is actually not that contagious, as we have learned. Virtually all the cases are from people in prolonged close contact with a breathing human, in low circulation places. Not from stuff, or not a brief encounter/passing.

“Not that contagious”. Tell that to the 4 million people infected and the close to 300,000 deaths. Tell that to the International community that now have borders shut down so no travelers allowed in. Tell that to the business owners who were required to close and are now probably going to be bankrupt. Tell that to the children Zooming class from home. I can go on and on. Oh right, Covid19 is NOT that contagious

You missed the point.

Are you rolling around in someone else's scrubs, like a dog snuggles and owner's shirt? If so, stop that. It's rude.

But you're not going to catch covid this way. I understand you're grossed out by "germs" but this is a mental issue, not a risk issue. I'm not sure why you think everyone else is so clean - you cannot identify sickness based on someone's clothing. And even if you could, you being in the same room with someone wearing scrubs is not a risk for covid. For the love of god, gather some perspective and find healthy productive ways to deal with your unbelievable anxiety.

You mean like taking their seat on the bus or subway and then smoothing out your clothes when you get up, then touching your nose? Or accidentally bumping against them in an elevator?

What do you think the point of scrubs is, genius? It's to get some kind of control over the spread of germs. Is it really that hard?

You're going to wash your hands anyways before touching your nose because you're smart enough to know, scrubs or not, that anything you touch out in public may be contaminated and that is the way we all should be operating at the moment. The person whose seat you take on the metro may be an asymptomatic carrier regardless of the type of clothing they are wearing. They also may not have washed their jeans for a week and not wash their hands after they poop.

I'm going to wash my hands on the subway before scratching an itch? No.

Scrubs signify "We work somewhere where we try to keep our outdoor clothes separate from out work clothes." So that's how they differ from run of the mill jeans.

Not anymore.

Nowadays scrubs merely signify “these are super comfortable, dry quickly, and are way easier to grab in the morning than picking out an outfit.” Staff that don’t come within 10 feet of a sick person wear them regularly.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question for those WEARING scrubs. Do you feel comfortable going home and wearing the same clothes around your family members?

If not, what gives you the right to wear those same scrubs around me in public!?! Am I a lessor person than your family members??

If you have a problem with this I suggest you go march down to Georgetown and donate the funds for a new wing for the hospital that includes staff lock rooms.
Until then, shut up.

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Anonymous wrote:People we are talking about contagion of Covid19 not some yeast infection. There are of course billions and billions of germs...what differentiates each is the infectivity and morbidity of each. Ebola’s mortality rate is high in the 80-90% so many people who contracts it usually die thus the virus dies with them. On the other hand, influenza virus mortality rate is much lower in the teens so virus can propagate and each year comes back. Covid19 being a fairly new virus is both deadly and contagious...the perfect virus for pandemics

Except Covid 19 is actually not that contagious, as we have learned. Virtually all the cases are from people in prolonged close contact with a breathing human, in low circulation places. Not from stuff, or not a brief encounter/passing.

“Not that contagious”. Tell that to the 4 million people infected and the close to 300,000 deaths. Tell that to the International community that now have borders shut down so no travelers allowed in. Tell that to the business owners who were required to close and are now probably going to be bankrupt. Tell that to the children Zooming class from home. I can go on and on. Oh right, Covid19 is NOT that contagious

You missed the point.

Are you rolling around in someone else's scrubs, like a dog snuggles and owner's shirt? If so, stop that. It's rude.

But you're not going to catch covid this way. I understand you're grossed out by "germs" but this is a mental issue, not a risk issue. I'm not sure why you think everyone else is so clean - you cannot identify sickness based on someone's clothing. And even if you could, you being in the same room with someone wearing scrubs is not a risk for covid. For the love of god, gather some perspective and find healthy productive ways to deal with your unbelievable anxiety.

You mean like taking their seat on the bus or subway and then smoothing out your clothes when you get up, then touching your nose? Or accidentally bumping against them in an elevator?

What do you think the point of scrubs is, genius? It's to get some kind of control over the spread of germs. Is it really that hard?

You're going to wash your hands anyways before touching your nose because you're smart enough to know, scrubs or not, that anything you touch out in public may be contaminated and that is the way we all should be operating at the moment. The person whose seat you take on the metro may be an asymptomatic carrier regardless of the type of clothing they are wearing. They also may not have washed their jeans for a week and not wash their hands after they poop.

I'm going to wash my hands on the subway before scratching an itch? No.

Scrubs signify "We work somewhere where we try to keep our outdoor clothes separate from out work clothes." So that's how they differ from run of the mill jeans.

For me, scrubs are easily cleaned and not a big investment, and unlike yoga pants, they are on the general list of appropriate work attire where my job is. We aren't supposed to wear the hospital scrubs outside of the facility, and that's because the hospital scrubs are for higher acuity situations (at this place) where infection control is important. They want those washed in house.

But generally I work with kids, and I wear my own purchased scrubs. That means if I get peed on by a baby, or someone were to barf on me, I wouldn't have to worry about my clothes. I'd have spares, and the soiled ones would be built for washing. Currently I am doing more phone and admin work, but I could be called into a code or delivery. There are not enough hospital scrubs for everyone, so I wear my own, and I've only been in one of those situations twice in the last 2 months. You can't predict them, though.

I don't think of them as "germy" or soiled. They are what I'm wearing on the phone. That being said, on my way in, I stopped at a store once, and I saw glances and some edging away. Some people came up to thank me. All in all, it was awkward and potentially stressful for others, so now I wear jeans to go in, switch to private scrubs, do my thing, and switch to come home. It's a hassle, but it's not worth the kerfluffle to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question for those WEARING scrubs. Do you feel comfortable going home and wearing the same clothes around your family members?

If not, what gives you the right to wear those same scrubs around me in public!?! Am I a lessor person than your family members??

I am the long poster above.

Yes, I do. As I said, I'm on the phone or computer.

[Anonymous]

Question back to you, PP: Do you look and see whether they are hospital scrubs or non-stamped private scrubs, such as what a dental hygienist might wear? Does it matter to you?

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question for those WEARING scrubs. Do you feel comfortable going home and wearing the same clothes around your family members?

If not, what gives you the right to wear those same scrubs around me in public!?! Am I a lessor person than your family members??

If you have a problem with this I suggest you go march down to Georgetown and donate the funds for a new wing for the hospital that includes staff lock rooms.
Until then, shut up.

I’m thinking you don’t give a crap your fellow human beings...just your family members are precious to you. Have you thought maybe it is the SYSTEM that is deficient? OSHA needs to refine their guidelines and hospitals need to update their protocols on hospital uniform wear.

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I posted earlier about working in a major dc hospital. Not sure if you’re all aware of this but the only drs who wear scrubs at my hospital during the day are surgeons, anesthesiologists, OBGYN. The rest of the drs from attending to interns all wear street clothes except for night shifts. So go ahead and assume everyone else at chipotle cane from a hospital. You guys are nuts crippled with anxiety If you’re letting this take space in your brain

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question for those WEARING scrubs. Do you feel comfortable going home and wearing the same clothes around your family members?

If not, what gives you the right to wear those same scrubs around me in public!?! Am I a lessor person than your family members??

[phone] Scrubs are disgusting

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question for those WEARING scrubs. Do you feel comfortable going home and wearing the same clothes around your family members?

If not, what gives you the right to wear those same scrubs around me in public!?! Am I a lessor person than your family members??

If you have a problem with this I suggest you go march down to Georgetown and donate the funds for a new wing for the hospital that includes staff lock rooms.
Until then, shut up.

I’m thinking you don’t give a crap your fellow human beings...just your family members are precious to you. Have you thought maybe it is the SYSTEM that is deficient? OSHA needs to refine their guidelines and hospitals need to update their protocols on hospital uniform wear.

Why does OSHA need to revise their guidelines? When I wear scrubs to work, before I have any patient contact, I put on my PPE. When I am finished, I take it off and dispose of it properly. Some one in my same position wearing street clothes instead, would do the same thing. A safe, effective and legal way to stay germ free.

OSHA does not need to change the guidelines in order to ease the anxiety of some random minority of people.

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I absolutely think it's gross to wear scrubs out in public after a shift and I'd avoid anyone who did.

I have a family member who is a nurse and when she gets home she always takes off her scrubs and showers as soon as she gets home. She will not touch anyone or anything until she does this. This was always her routine long before Covid. So yes of course the scrubs can carry germ.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely think it's gross to wear scrubs out in public after a shift and I'd avoid anyone who did.

I have a family member who is a nurse and when she gets home she always takes off her scrubs and showers as soon as she gets home. She will not touch anyone or anything until she does this. This was always her routine long before Covid. So yes of course the scrubs can carry germ.

Amen to that! We need more conscientious scrub wearers like this. Others just think we all need to chill and people wearing scrubs are too tired to change after work so they can do whatever they want and go wherever they need to go. Scrub wearers don’t have any empathy whatsoever...they do what they want to do. We’re all just sheeps being lead to the slaughter

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Open your eyes people! 6 weeks ago face mask wear was weird and not condoned. Now we all need to wear face masks in public. Same with scrubs...now we need more vigilance and scrub wear after work is inappropriate

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I think people have a skewed idea of who wears scrubs.

As someone noted above, most people working directly with patients are not wearing scrubs. On the other hand, a lot of people who do wear scrubs are not working directly with patients -- such as the dietary staff in the cafeteria.

How do you feel about other uniforms -- police, EMT, and others with possible frontline contact? Do they need to change after shift, too?

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Anonymous wrote:I think people have a skewed idea of who wears scrubs.

As someone noted above, most people working directly with patients are not wearing scrubs. On the other hand, a lot of people who do wear scrubs are not working directly with patients -- such as the dietary staff in the cafeteria.

How do you feel about other uniforms -- police, EMT, and others with possible frontline contact? Do they need to change after shift, too?

That’s aside from the point...

scrubs=healthcare worker(someone working with sick/possible Covid19 patient)
Police, EMT, etc are not working inside hospitals 24/7

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Next time I see someone wearing scrubs shopping in the evening, I’m going to ask if they continue to wear them at home inside their homes around family members. Let’s see if they realize what they are doing is inexcusable and a disregard for public safety