The History Of Medical Scrubs

Title:
The History Of Medical Scrubs
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317
Summary:
If I asked you to picture a surgeon in your mind’s eye, you almost certainly would picture an
Until the 20th century, surgery was (compared to today’s standards) a rather crude operation,

Keywords:
scrubs,surgery,medical scrubs,surgeon

Article Body:
If I asked you to picture a surgeon in your mind’s eye, you almost certainly would picture an
Until the 20th century, surgery was (compared to today’s standards) a rather crude operation,

Actually, many surgeons wore a butcher’s apron, and since they did not don a clean one between
Around 1920, sanitation methods began to be employed in the operating room. By the 1940’s, an

Originally, the scrubs were white, to emphasize and display their cleanliness. However, this p

By the 1970’s, scrubs had largely become what they are today: a short sleeve shirt and drawstr

All medical scrubs are not green, though. Many hospitals color code their uniforms according t

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