Nurses have been banned from wearing crocs™ shoes in hospital due to safety concerns. Recent news articles have reported on the dangers of the shoe including risk of injury or infection through the holes in the shoes and static electricity build up from the shoes causing disruption to medical equipment. We asked podiatric surgeon Mike O' Neill, spokesman for the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, for his views. He agreed with the reports that there was a risk of danger and infection from blood or fluid and said, "it is for this reason orthopaedics wear Wellington boots". He commented that completely closed top shoes should be worn in clinical areas. Hospitals have also stated that the shoes are not professional looking for the workplace. Mike O'Neill said "crocs™ do not give as much support as a traditional pair of nursing boots."
Soc Chiropodists & Podiatrists 6-Sep-2007
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