Comments on: Banning white coats http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Northern UK Dochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80129 Northern UK Doc Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80129 In the average UK hospital you wouldn't notice if they were banned as I've only ever seen one rather elderly doctor wearing one on the wards. Nor do the medical students wear them either. <br/>They are heavy, make you too warm and drag across the patient. The only useful thing is the pockets. In the average UK hospital you wouldn’t notice if they were banned as I’ve only ever seen one rather elderly doctor wearing one on the wards. Nor do the medical students wear them either.
They are heavy, make you too warm and drag across the patient. The only useful thing is the pockets.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80122 Anonymous Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80122 I propose that doctors should start wearing long red or blue coats to distinguish themselves from all the pretenders who want to "play doctor" by trying to wear hte white coats.<br/><br/>Hell even RNs and janitors wear long white coats in hospitals these days!<br/><br/>But everybody knows that if doctors switched to gray/blue coats, it would be a matter of months before the hospital hordes switched over to copy us. YOu see, its not about professionalism, or looking good, or keeping clean, or keeping body fluids off of you, its about trying to pass yourself off as a doctor by looking like one.<br/><br/>Thats all this BS is about, nothing more. I propose that doctors should start wearing long red or blue coats to distinguish themselves from all the pretenders who want to “play doctor” by trying to wear hte white coats.

Hell even RNs and janitors wear long white coats in hospitals these days!

But everybody knows that if doctors switched to gray/blue coats, it would be a matter of months before the hospital hordes switched over to copy us. YOu see, its not about professionalism, or looking good, or keeping clean, or keeping body fluids off of you, its about trying to pass yourself off as a doctor by looking like one.

Thats all this BS is about, nothing more.

]]> By: Tiny Shrinkhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80121 Tiny Shrink Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80121 The sleeves not only impede hand-washing, they themselves carry bacteria which are transferable. The sleeves not only impede hand-washing, they themselves carry bacteria which are transferable.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80095 Anonymous Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80095 I cut mine a little shorter at the sleeve than one might for a business suit, for that very reason of washing your hands. I cut mine a little shorter at the sleeve than one might for a business suit, for that very reason of washing your hands.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80092 Anonymous Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80092 No matter. Now that everyone thinks they need to present themselves to the patient in a white coat I've long since taken to differentiating myself from the longcoatcrowd by merely wearing a shirt, tie and slacks. <br/>I don't need the white coat because I'm the only one not trying to pass myself off as something other than what I really am. No matter. Now that everyone thinks they need to present themselves to the patient in a white coat I’ve long since taken to differentiating myself from the longcoatcrowd by merely wearing a shirt, tie and slacks.
I don’t need the white coat because I’m the only one not trying to pass myself off as something other than what I really am.

]]> By: RJShttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80089 RJS Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80089 I have 7 white coats hanging in my closet. 6 of them are short-sleeved. I have 7 white coats hanging in my closet. 6 of them are short-sleeved.

]]> By: rlbateshttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80087 rlbates Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/banning-white-coats.html#comment-80087 I've always rolled my sleeves up to 3/4 length (my preference, also sleeves were always too long for me). I’ve always rolled my sleeves up to 3/4 length (my preference, also sleeves were always too long for me).

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