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Quick! Think of your favorite science fiction movie. What are the mad scientist and his assistant wearing while they experiment on his frightening creature? If you said "white lab coats, " go to the head of the class!
A white coat lab coat developed from a knee-length smock worn by medical workers and laboratory technicians to protect their street clothes.
Today white lab coasts are made from white or light-colored cotton twill or a cotton polyester blend (usually 65 percent polyester, 35 percent cotton). These types of fabrics show dirt and contaminants easily, and they can be washed at high temperatures to kill any germs on them and better assure no cross-contamination.
Once made from linen, white lab coats today are more likely to be made from a cotton polyester blend (usually 65 percent polyester, 35 percent cotton) or cotton twill, in white or a light color. Contaminants such as blood and other bodily fluids are easily seen on white lab coats, so they can be thoroughly washed, and in some cases sterilized, to kill any germs.
With the discovery of such blood-borne pathogens as HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, as well as diseases such as hepatitis, wearing white lab coats for protection against these invaders can make even more sense for medical workers today.
As doctors who practiced scientifically based medicine increased, the public at large began to see white lab coats as symbols of their authority as well as practical protection from contaminants. The same reasons exist today for the continued practice of wearing white lab coats - protection and prestige.
A British study several years ago found that patients liked their doctors to wear white lab coats; it gave them a sense of being treated by a professional. However, a more recent American study found that patients preferred it when their doctors wore street clothes. Respondents in the American study said they felt like their physicians were more approachable when not wearing the familiar lab coat.
Despite these findings, dressing doctors in white lab coats has taken on new meaning because of a growing number of "white coat ceremonies" for medical students. The ritual involves "robing" new medical students in a white lab coat as a symbol of service and professionalism. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons began the practice in'93 and more than 100 U. S. Medical schools have adopted the ritual.
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