Photo Hunters : “Shoes”
Here are my operating theatre shoes… a bit stained, I know… with “you know what”.
These shoes aren’t made for walking. They’d give you aches if you walked very far in them. They’re made for comfortable standing for long periods. And the toe box is very tough… so that the occasional accidental drop of the business-end of the knife might not cut the surgeon’s toes. ;-).. hopefully.
Photo Hunters : “Art”
While I’m on a roll…. here’s the “ART” of HANDWASHING.
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Semmelweiss would have been proud of this. 
He is the doctor who first advocated the widespread practice of handwashing in clinical practice and reduced death by infection in post-delivery mothers just by that simple method.
Photo Hunters : “Colourful”
And something colourful to feast your eyes upon:
The sutures cabinet in operating theatre. Imagine what colours we put into the body when we’ve finished with the operation.
Seriously though, they are colour-coded to help identify the type of suture in the packs. Some ARE the colours shown on the packs, but others aren’t, e.g. “Mersilk” is black and “Monosyn” is colourless.
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Very Crocs-like OT shoes! My husband uses black boots, which are kind of ugly - like those you see in the fish market. I like your take on the multi-hued suture packs. Very cool
if I ever have surgery, I want rainbow colour!
I don’t think I’ll ever buy a pair of crocs or something similar, no matter how comfortable people say they are. ‘cos it makes my feet look like Ronald McDonald’s…
Those are kind of cool. I don’t think I want a scalpel dropping on my toe!
By the way, your link from TNchick’s page has a typo. I had to fix it in the search bar to find you. Instead of a DOT you have a COMMA. I just wanted to let you know so you can fix it and get some traffic to see these cool shoes!
Why not wear boots in the operating threater? What if you dropped the scalpel on the unprotected part of your feet? I’m imagining…….
If you so clumsy, you would have to change occupation liao hor! hehehe……
1) did ‘krockkk’ copy that design?
2) ohhh…gua suakoo…first time heard this name Semmelweiss.
3) wah…so colourful…can almost do embroidery liao.
We learn something every day! We ought to be able to choose which colour sutre we want!
STAINED WITH BLOOD??!! AARGHH..
BTW, we also used those suture “kits” when we sutured the terrapins that had been sexed (via laparoscopy)
You’re welcome!
Have a great weekend.
Jenn, you’re FAST!! Thanks.
What a fascinating photo hunt post! I certainly didn’t expect “shoes” to be such a learning experience! (glad you got caught up on the other weeks too!) I’ve had a lot of surgery … I wonder what color sutures I’ve had! That’s one question I NEVER thought to ask! (I will next time though!) LOL!
Fibrate, I wouldn’t be caught wearing those “croc” shoes outside, achelli. Hahaha. To each his own, i guess.
May, rainbow colours? That can be arranged.
Jenn, THANKS! *Muaks* I like the huge shoes! Big shoes to fill, eh?
Eastcoastlife, hahaha.. well.. just-in-case, eh? Just-in-case.
Actually, surgeons who perform more messy surgery wear boots. If i’m going to perform a more messy (a.k.a. bloody or a lot of fluid spillage from washing is expected) surgery, I do have boots to wear too.
Nyonya,
1. Krokk? I dunno.. but i don’t think so..
2. Semmelweiss.. he actually deserves better recognition for his part in the understanding and prevention of infection.
3. Haha.. embroidery on the gut? Hmmmm.. don’t give me any ideas.
Capt Picard, just like fibreglass casts for fractures, eh? Haha.
Pelf, yes, some blood, but also spilled iodine solutions… they stain quite easily and are difficult to get out.
… do you use catgut and silk? Those would cost less.
Melli, i’m glad i cought up with the other photo hunts too.. haha.
And the colour of your suture.. it’d be interesting to know, eh?
i LOVE the ‘art of handwashing’
heh
Parade of photo hunt here huh.
The shoes, thought it was crocs. Thanks you also for sharing the “art of handwashing”. Really useful. 
those are very practical shoes. I have a pair very similar for gardening and they are very durable but not very comfortable
Have you experiment the “quality” of da shoes? =)
Ooo…must show the kids at home on this hand washing tech…=D
Suture….eeee….lastime mine one is black…o.O
I would imagine that comfort is key when you’re standing in an operating room for hours on end!
I think my mum needs a pair of your sort of surgery shoes. When her cleaver fell from her benchtop and she didn’t want the knife to crack her kitchen tiles, she stopped the break of the falling knife with her foot. Her third toe was cut 3/4 of the way and then hor, my dad still didn’t take her to the doctor for stitches until I turned up at her house the next day! Are the shoes expensive?
Tray, I luv it too
Lynn, yup.. I missed out the last two hunts. So, I’m making up for it. And do practise the art of handwashing.
Miles…, I wonder whether you spend a lot of time in the garden.. i guess it’s worth getting comfy shoes if you do.
Chelsea, if you could see the suture and it’s black.. it must be silk.
Linda, yup.. comfy for standing!
Judy, yikes! One hero la, your mom. Did it heal well?
Actually, I don’t buy them, so I don’t know the prices. But I found a site selling OT clogs in the UK.
Very cool! I can well imagine that you want shoes that are comfortble for standing when doing surgery.
Those are great shoes. I never thought about what shoes a surgeon wore while working. Thanks for sharing.
Everyone is invited to my blog to see my take on todays theme. Hope to see you there.
Dragonheart, yup! Comfort and safety…. oh yes, I forgot to mention that they are good insulators.. to protect from the electrical hazards in the Operation Room.
Imma, not many people do.. even me before I started.
Something new that I learned today - shoe and coloured suture.