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Summary of Question:	Wearing A Kada In Surgery
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Wednesday, 6/25/2003 7:44 PM MDT

Sat shri akal. I have a problem. I am a medical student, and need to go into surgery as part of my course. This often involves scrubbing in (washing our hands, and wearing green gowns, like on tv) but this requires me to remove my kada as it can harbour bacteria and endager the patient ( increased risk of infection). Please help me and tell me what i should do (ie take it off, or not scrub in)? Thanx

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You have to scrub in...so I would recommend that you hang it on a string around your neck, or pin it to your underwear, etc. Don't be a fanatic. Train to be a great doctor and help people the best you can. GTKK