Sleeves in hospitals are a health risk.

Originally Posted by Ramrod

lol, cheers.....I was wondering why he hadn't commented on the info in the two links I supplied above

Rammy, sorry to be pedantic, but your first link doesn't mention arms at all, and the link on the site to the WHO's recommendations - Link - focus specifically on scrubbing of the arms pre-surgery (which should be a given). The only mention of sleeves (a few times) is

The figure intentionally shows that long-sleeved white coats may become contaminated by microorganisms during patient care. Although
evidence to formulate it as a recommendation is limited, long sleeves should be avoided.

I agree risk should be minimised and mitigated, but some of the recent comments on this thread were assuming that research fully backed up this contention.

I am in agreement with the Chair of MRSA UK, in that there should have been more consultation before the new recommendation was published.

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

For example what?

This:

Originally Posted by Ramrod

............but the NHS has let some people off the hook when it comes to this.

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Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze

Rammy ! Don't go there ! Flyboy will just ask you a series of idiotic questions, without ever answering any of his own, and will eventually say that anyone opposed to the unilateral changes to the agreed *Bare below the elbows* directive to all hospital staff in contact with patients, is a bigot and a racist.... Its what he does in virtually every thread....

Thank you for adding so eloquently to the topic.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Rammy, sorry to be pedantic, but your first link doesn't mention arms at all, and the link on the site to the WHO's recommendations - Link - focus specifically on scrubbing of the arms pre-surgery (which should be a given). The only mention of sleeves (a few times) is I agree risk should be minimised and mitigated, but some of the recent comments on this thread were assuming that research fully backed up this contention.

I am in agreement with the Chair of MRSA UK, in that there should have been more consultation before the new recommendation was published.

I know. I made a point of stating "if " there was decent evidence to support this in my first post
I don't know if there is (and frankly cant be a'rsd to look into it much either )
However arms are attached to hands so it seems reasonable to wash some distance up the forearms and sleeves will also touch hands if they are allowed to be worn.....

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

This:



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Haven't the muslim women been allowed to wear sleeves?