[ RadSafe ] Scrubs, contamination and medical infections

[Jeff Terry]

Hi Mike, 

In my experience, scrubs and anti-Cs are cheap swapable clothes. 

Anti-Cs that I have used do not provide any protection from gamma radiation and only work to keep contamination off of you. That is a fine purpose. 

That may change as a company has figured out how to add Tungsten. 

See http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/04/29/time-to-get-rid-of-those-ugly-radiation-suits-teijin-to-unveil-radiation-proof-fabric/

If you want to discuss to purpose of anti-Cs and scrubs in Radiation Protection, have at it. 



However, the poster discussed germ control and scrubs. 

See: "The whole hospital scrubs wearing ritual is kind of charade to make everyone feel safe from the germs."

That is a topic for some other mailing list. 

Jeff


On Apr 29, 2013, at 10:55 AM, "Brennan, Mike  (DOH)" <Mike.Brennan at DOH.WA.GOV> wrote:

> Hi, Jeff.
> 
> With all due respect, I think there is an important rad-related point
> here:  I do not believe scrubs are for "germ control", so much as to
> provide cheep clothes that can be changed quickly if any of the assorted
> bodily fluids people in a hospital are exposed to get on them.  Clearly
> a loose weave cloth isn't going to be a barrier to, for example,
> airborne microbes.  
> 
> The analogy in rad is the anti-Cs that TV often describe as "radiation
> protection suits".  They usually are pretty good for preventing
> contamination from getting on you, but don't provide any protection from
> radiation.  Of course, subtleties like that are beyond most of the
> "action-nerd" TV programs and movies.   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Terry
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 11:08 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Scrubs, contamination and medical infections
> 
> Germ control in hospitals is well outside  the subject of this list.
> 
> Please end this thread. 
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 28, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Emil <kerrembaev at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Dear Radsafers,
>> 
>> I was wondering for a while. 
>> Is it only me who feels strange when doctors and nurses are wearing
> their scrubs in and out of medical facilities?
>> I spent my share of time at Nuclear Power Plants wearing scrubs in and
> out going out through contamination monitors. Some nanoCi of Co-60 could
> be annoying if stuck on the scrub material.
>> 
>> I never seen any contamination controls (or controls are even possible
> with out changing clothing) in the hospitals when doctors and nurses in
> scrubs come in from home or lunch. The whole hospital scrubs wearing
> ritual is kind of charade to make everyone feel safe from the germs. And
> germs brought INTO the hospital are not annoying as nanoCi of Co-60,
> these germs are deadly in the radiation, chemo therapy recovery rooms. I
> have friend of mine and her brother was treated for cancer and just died
> from pneumonia...I am still wondering may be germs which attacked his
> immune weak lungs came from the hospital lunch room on the scrub.
>> 
>> It is kind of, if we would do reactor cavity decon and then with out
> changing protective clothing go straight into cafeteria. 
>> 
>> Emil Murat.
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