[bekindtokittens]

I wonder if the weather is dry in these areas of Croc/static electricity "problems". My husband and I shock each other all the time, especially in the wintertime here (Colorado). We have to ground ourselves by touching something else before touching each other...or, you know, shock the other on purpose because it's funny. And my poor cats, you should see their little faces when they get shocked when we forget to ground ourselves before giving them pats...

[singletrack800]

Well it seems like we're the latest victims of another media induced knee-jerk reaction. Our hospital have jumped on the band-wagon & have just banned Crocs just like most other hospitals in the UK. The main reasons (apart from being ugly) are the holes and the risk of bodily fluids and sharpes exposure if accidentally dropped.
The third reason is the ever discussed static electricity. While I agree with the holes issue and the risk it may pose to the practitioner I have yet to find any articles confirming that any patients have actually suffered from the discharge of the static electricity. In a dry, chilly climate like Norway, Canada & Sweden you will get a lot more static electicity in the winter but this is true regardless of wearing Crocs or not (being swedish myself I do know). I thought that medico-technical equipment surely must be earthed and therefore not at risk of an electical discharge to it's cover. The discharge should simply disappear into the ground via the earthed cover but hey who am I to say.

Hey, lets come up with something new they can cause a fuss over & ban, shall we??

[cmo421]

Many years ago,part of the dress code for nursing was covered feet,meaning no holes in the top of ur shoes. This seems to have gone by the way side. But once when bringing in a tray to an isolation pt,it was styroform(spelling),it tipped,the hot water went on my foot. Good thing it was 10 yrs ago,cause I actually jumped into the pt's sink and turned on the cold water,,,lol, could not do that now. But I did get 2nd degree burns on my foot. I had on clogs with a top vent. So I for one am leary about wearing anything with all those holes on the top. Basically, I could care what someone weras for shoes,as long as they r clean,comfortable and they can run and do stairs fast and safely. I can see how the powers that be might frown on crocs.
I got one for ya. Did u know that is is policy in many hospitals that nurses wearing dresses or skirts have to wear nylons,not teds due to "fall out"?

[Altra]

Originally Posted by mcubed45

why don't they ban static electricity instead?

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on that note, it's known that certain individuals are more prone to static discharge so perhaps there should be a testing procedure to determine who is "hospital safe". people who do not qualify should not be allowed in hospitals.

[FLOBRN]

Respectfully, Croc's are not rubber. True rubber is actually latex and is a natural product. Croc's are made of a specific resin and which is chemically created.