Just when you thought you had seen it all in the Qantas lounge...

[prozac]

Sounds like you're projecting. Imagine buying a completely new set of scrubs so you could take a locum shift in a different hospital.

Sounds like I am. But then such a basic misdiagnosis that could have resulted in death has jaded my opinion.

 

[Sabot]

Sounds like I am. But then such a basic misdiagnosis that could have resulted in death has jaded my opinion.

Your grievance with declining the UT is totally reasonable.

 

[Quickstatus]

Grubby scrubs in a public place

First impressions are important.
That said "grubby scrubs" are no more or less "grubby" than the alternative street clothes.

Sort of like the "white coat". How clean is that. And beware the Drs stethoscope...

Re ultrasound- it's entirely reasonable. Swollen arm could be DVT

 

[prozac]

...

Re ultrasound- it's entirely reasonable. Swollen arm could be DVT

It was. 12" clot in brachial and axillary veins.

When I mention grubby I am referring to bodily fluids from medical treatments. If there aren't any then he might as well wear civvies. Sounds unhygienic to me.

Sorry, I have taken this so far OT.

 

[Mr H]

First impressions are important.
That said "grubby scrubs" are no more or less "grubby" than the alternative street clothes.

Sort of like the "white coat". How clean is that. And beware the Drs stethoscope...

Re ultrasound- it's entirely reasonable. Swollen arm could be DVT

Scrubs are useful for identifying a member of medical staff. As you say, doctors used to wear a white coat for that purpose. Those white coats were seldom washed, and the ties would trail through everything and never get washed. Scrubs don't have dangly bits and are likely to get washed often.

The complaint in this process is about what the doctor did - not what the doctor wore.

 

[Quickstatus]

not what the doctor wore.

What Dr wore absolutely came into the equation - " must have made him feel superior" and "grubby scrubs"

In any case, my point is that the attire doe not indicate cleanliness. A Dr who sees and maybe, examines 20 patients that day in street clothes + tie or whatever accessories vs scrubs then goes to airport. Who is cleaner? The cleanest would be the one who changes into scrubs at work then changes back into street clothes or maybe more scrubs - but then how do we know that they did that?

Similarly with Activewear - they could have been SweatyBetty at the spin class then lounged in JLounge.

 

[RichardMEL]

While a number of active members of this forum are surgeons and senior medicos, I don't think it is really right to discuss medical decision making here and it certainly has nothing to do with the QF airport lounge experience...

.. unless a surgeon in scrubs is examining a bare foot on a chair in the lounge for signs of tinea?

 

[prozac]

While a number of active members of this forum are surgeons and senior medicos, I don't think it is really right to discuss medical decision making here and it certainly has nothing to do with the QF airport lounge experience...

.. unless a surgeon in scrubs is examining a bare foot on a chair in the lounge for signs of tinea?

I already mentioned upthread hoping to get back ontopic and again apologise for thread drift.

Here's an hypothesis regarding woman in jarmies. Perhaps she stayed at an airport hotel and thought it not unreasonable to stay in sleepwear to walk across the road and onto plane to continue sleeping? After all hubby flies around in scrubs so it must be ok.

 

[RichardMEL]

I already mentioned upthread hoping to get back ontopic and again apologise for thread drift.

I do find it apt given your username, but I digress.

 

[prozac]

I do find it apt given your username, but I digress.

Moniker acquired at the surf club but that is a another story.

 

[Happy Dude]

I already mentioned upthread hoping to get back ontopic and again apologise for thread drift.

Here's an hypothesis regarding woman in jarmies. Perhaps she stayed at an airport hotel and thought it not unreasonable to stay in sleepwear to walk across the road and onto plane to continue sleeping? After all hubby flies around in scrubs so it must be ok.

Its not a hypothesis. It's literally the OP.

 

[Seat0B]

As in airport lingo for the gate?

Assuming this is a straight question (I find your sense of humour a bit hard to follow sometimes ), a Dash-8 is a type of turbo prop aircraft, commonly flown by QantasLink on regional flights.

Edit: typo on the word aircraft

 

[Seat0B]

Like the Dr in emergency I attended on a Sunday because my left arm was like a Michelin man arm. Wearing his St Vincents scrubs in Manly emergency must have made him feel superior when telling me I had an infected arm. I disagreed and requested an ultrasound. He refused so I left knowing I had an appointment at The San the following Tuesday. At the San I was sent straight for a CT which couldn't be done due to swelling. An ultrasound indicated a 30cm blood clot. Upshot is I make judgements about medicos who walk around in scrubs as a fashion statement. Grubby scrubs in a public place, are you kidding me.

Oh that’s bad news @prozac - hope you are recovering now.

Edit: oh just read further down that it’s all in the past!

 

[kyle]

Sounds like the argument we're having about dress codes: Crocs in the chamber? Politicians test boundaries of parliamentary dress code

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[Mr H]

Sounds like the argument we're having about dress codes: Crocs in the chamber? Politicians test boundaries of parliamentary dress code

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I guess the theory would be that politicians have to seek reelection so if they do extreme things they are likely to lose votes. However, that doesn't apply in the case of MPs not seeking reelection or for upper house members who were elected on a handful of first preferences and a heap of brokered transfer votes.

Rather than wearing crocs or t-shirts, I would see an issue with people wearing slogans. Do we want parliament to be at risk of politicians wearing slogan t-shirts promoting a cause or a commercial interest? Do we want to see politicians pressured into wearing symbols (e.g. flags) to demonstrate their patriotism? Or does this happen anyway with poppies?

I think a mature way to handle the debate would be to define what it is, exactly, that we are trying to prevent when we have a dress code. Is it about deciding everyone looks nice if they wear similar things or is it to stop something that is actually pernicious?

 

[p--and--t]

Is this where some lounge users get their inspiration?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Is this where some lounge users get their inspiration?

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Hey, that's us in the 70's at the RE!

 

[sudoer]

Nearly indistinguishable from 2024 Surry Hills/Newtown (just need a few people looking at their phone)

 

[MARTINE]

Nearly indistinguishable from 2024 Surry Hills/Newtown (just need a few people looking at their phone)

…. And tatts x10 to the power of 6

 

[RichardMEL]

Add the dog for an AA lounge....