Med staff wearing scrub tops

[Scoobie Newbie]

Are there other bases doing this?  Also why the change now?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Can you expand on your post so the rest of us can know what is happening and what the concern is please?

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Sorry. Just notice that med staff in Shilo are wearing scrub tops at work. No concern just a curiosity thing really.

 

[PMedMoe]

Lots of bases doing it.  Some wear full scrubs, others just the tops.  No big deal.

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

No big deal agreed. I don't get out much so I was curious if other bases were as well. Thanks.

 

[Towards_the_gap]

I'm gonna go out on a big limb here and guess that you aren't having a terribly busy day at work today?

 

[Bzzliteyr]

Are they wearing the disposable slippers, combat boots or running shoes?

I'm just asking because in Calgary, we don't even have medics...

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Combat undershirt, combat pants, boots. If the lack of work comment was for me I was waiting over an hour past my appointment time so I had time to kill.

 

[Bzzliteyr]

That reminds me.. does anyone else miss the V-necked t-shirts?

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Yes

 

[medicineman]

The wearing of scrubs has been a "Snowshoes on, snowshoes off" thing for a number of years...snowshoes are back on again I guess.

MM

 

[Jarnhamar]

When can we expect a competition for which Canadian company gets to produce inferior-quality cadpat coloured scrubs?  ;D

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Lol. These were all maroon.

 

[Towards_the_gap]

Combat undershirt, combat pants, boots. If the lack of work comment was for me I was waiting over an hour past my appointment time so I had time to kill.

Wasn't meant in a 'shouldn't you be working' way but more like 'you must have been bored to wonder such a thing'!!!  ;D

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Yeah plus in my 16 yrs is never seen it and wondered why the change now.

 

[beach_bum]

I know in Vancouver at the MIR they were all wearing the maroon ones.  When I asked they said they were told to so they were more identifiable.

 

[Cansky]

This is a move for the medical world to go back to a clinical attire in the workplace.  Back in the day when I first joined up until the CF Hospitals closed med techs and nurses work white uniforms.  These truely sucked and were extremely difficult to keep clean .  I would rather the scrubs but I personnally hate the color which isn't refered to as maroon but Sanguine (color of blood).  These unfortunately fade over time and turn almost a pink or fushia color.  Thankfully as a PA I don't have to wear the scrubs.  The scrubs have been introduced over the past 2 years and eventually all medical clinics will wear them. 

 

[armyvern]

Full scrubs in K-Town when I was in to pick up my drugs this week; maroon in colour here too.

 

[Cansky]

I know it looks maroon but its actually SANGUINE.  Some folks get really bent out of shape over this. 

 

[Journeyman]

I know it looks maroon but its actually SANGUINE.  Some folks get really bent out of shape over this.

Apparently.  Perhaps if they were a bit more....sanguine about it.