A costume is the attire you wear at a theatre show, it has a special style and elegance that distinguishes them. Like in the theatre, doctors and nurses also dress up with special costumes called Theatre gowns when they go into an operating room. The gowns have been designed to protect them from blood and other body fluids during medical procedures. But beneath these almost harmless gowns, there is a troublesome reality.
Theatre gowns are important for the protection of healthcare workers during medical procedures, but unfortunately they tend to be single use only. This is indicative of the amount that just one hospital may be going through on a daily basis to single use and throw away. How about all of the waste this would produce?
Everything that we throw out does not just vanish -- it goes somewhere. They wind up at spots called landfills which are gigantic gaps in the ground where we throw rubbish! Landfills things decompose, but as the byproduct isn't air or solid,as time goes on most material will rot and create methane. As we throw more goods away, the longer methane will flow into our environment.
The good news is there are alternatives to the all-too-common single use theatre gowns available. You can wash and reuse gowns. Though their initial price may be slightly higher, these reusable gowns end up being the better and more cost-effective choice in the long run as there is no requirement to throw them away continuously. These gowns are not only good for the environment but also help healthcare industries save money.
Okay, so what do we say about the dresses that have been already worn? Hospitals can reduce the environmental cost by separating these gowns for special disposal, treating them like any other hazardous material. "Incineration": These gowns can be burned at high temperatures by a process called "incineration" to prevent various harmful gases from being discharged into the air, thus ensuring that the quality of life is maintained.
Therefore, my research can be summarised as such: the disposable theatre gown problem seems so small but has a hug impact on the environment. The only option to protect the climate is to reduce all wastage by using affordable and alternative eco-friendly options in our lives for future generations! So next time you see a practitioner in the OR that has on their gown, realize...we all are part of keeping our world clean and healthy.
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