The reason surgeons wear uniforms only blue and green

In many professions, the wearing of uniforms is mandatory. For example, the doctor performing the operation must wear the same green or blue form. But you wonder why they don't, for example, purple or yellow suit? The website wants to tell the reader how to light a form of surgeons.





Until the early twentieth century form to all the doctors, including surgeons, were white. But in 1914 one of the most influential doctors of the time understood that the white color of a distraction during surgery. And then he began to wear green and then blue.

It turns out that boil-and-white form for a few seconds literally to blind the surgeon who decided to take a look with the dark red color of blood and viscera of a patient standing on their assistants or the wall operating. A similar effect can be experienced if you go from a dark room into the street and look at the snow, illuminated by the sun.

Blue and green color forms of surgeons due to the fact that it helps doctors to become more receptive to the nuances of shades of red. This is very useful as it allows you to focus on the condition of the internal organs of the patient, which minimizes the risk of error during the operation.

via factroom.ru