We all know that when sick, it is very important to go to the doctor at the right time, because there is a place where we will be able to live a happy life by getting back healthy. At the same time, when there is a disaster, an accident happens or why is there an infected epidemic. Doctors are engaged in the service of patients day and night, regardless of themselves, and by promoting good health, society plays an important role. To become a common doctor of a minor disease or to become a specialist doctor associated with the surgeon and any part of the body, you have to work hard for many years and dedicate yourself completely. At the moment, we will talk in this story as to why the people who take care of the patients in the medical line like a doctor or nurse etc. are wearing white coats.
Even after practicing for many years, Lifetime doctors work on improving themselves, so that they can do something new in the field of medicine and can give new life to people from serious diseases, so we should thank doctors. On 1 July, every year is celebrated as Doctor’s Day. On this occasion, we know why doctors wear white coats.
Start of white coat ceremony
When any student complements his doctor’s studies, he is given a white coat during a ceremony, which shows that now there are many responsibilities on them. This is the formality of a ‘cloaking’. This is called white coat ceremony. It was started by Arnold P. Gold, M.D.
Previously used to wear black clothes doctors
According to the AMA (American Medical Association) Journal of Ethics, white coat has been the main part of the doctors’ profession for more than 10 years and it has become so habitual in seeing that people hope to see people wearing white clothes from hospitals to clinics that they will treat them. However, there was a time when the doctors used to wear black clothes, not white. The reason behind this was that meeting the doctor was considered serious and black color shows depth. At that time, the medical line was not developed so much and people considered the last solution to go to the doctor.
When did the prevalence of white coat start
Information given in the AMA Journal of Ethics says that the tradition of wearing white coats started in the late 19th century and early 20th century. In fact, when the medical medical line was really scientifically certified, there was a change in the costumes of the nurses, because the whiteness was seen to be linked to purity. In the 20th century, white coat became a symbol of medical rights and respect, as the relationship of patients and doctors started to improve and strengthen due to progress in the field of medicine. Meanwhile, antibiotics arrived at the end of World War II, which was considered to be the biggest development of the field of medicine at that time.
When did the white coat ceremony start
These doctors do not wear white coat
When the patients come to the hospital, they start thinking that they are wearing white coats that they are the ones who will know everything, but even today there are some doctors who do not wear white coats. Such as most pediatricians and psychiatrists do not wear white coats. Even in Denmark and England, it is not considered to be formally necessary.