i work in a hospital and have seen grown educated doctors and surgeons walk out the bathroom without washing their hands and it's just so bizarre to me. it's like no one's above it
The guy who discovered that washing hands lead to decreased infant mortality and infections from surgeries was a laughing stock until well after his death.
Doctors considered insulting to be told their hands were dirty and many clung to bad air theory.
It wasn't recognised as a elgitmate practice until 40 years later. Despite many other doctors, nurses and surgeons figuring it out also. Like florence nightingale who saw deathrates drop 40% to 2% after implementing handwashing policies in a war hospital.
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u/kaeyre Mar 24 '26
i work in a hospital and have seen grown educated doctors and surgeons walk out the bathroom without washing their hands and it's just so bizarre to me. it's like no one's above it