Fun fact 😂 When I was in nursing school, they taught us this! Surgeons use their back to open the door because their hands and the front of their surgical gown are sterile. They’re basically avoiding touching anything that could contaminate them before or after surgery
2026-09-21 17:28:43
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Aduta. :
This to prevent infections and contamination.
2026-09-21 13:11:38
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Arlene Peaches Cassell :
Infection control…. Hands washed and held up going in and hands closed in coming out
2026-09-21 17:55:52
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mau_mau :
it's because it's difficult to touch anything while walking backwards. this is to maintain sterility.
2026-09-21 15:37:45
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Zitoumensah :
To maintain sterility as you can see they have gloves on their hands they can’t touch anything to prevent infections. It is the protocol
2026-09-21 21:57:50
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Juliee 🤭 :
Reverse was made , Nigerians everything no be juju
2026-09-21 17:23:19
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RISE & SHINE 9912 :
Its to maintain infection control mechanism, their hands are sterile when going in they don’t want to touch anything dirty and when coming out of the theater their hands are dirty they don’t also want to touch anything to prevent cross contamination
2026-09-21 20:54:08
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Charity Donnelly :
going backwards help you prevent cross contamination as well as leaving so nothing is touched that is unclean. infection control nurses are usually the first ones in and the first ones out. depending on what surgery you have. there's different kinds of nurses in there as well not just the doctor. when doing a procedure.
2026-09-21 17:19:56
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Sonnie :
this prevent infections
2026-09-21 14:14:01
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. :
To avoid contamination, that’s why their doors are open with leg 🦵 of coming In front way the can mistakenly touch person or anything
2026-09-21 18:00:21
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lady Joy :
To avoid contamination, sterilized field
2026-09-21 21:55:33
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Justine :
cult everywhere
2026-09-21 11:39:20
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Shaline nash :
this the reason why we do this is because
Preventing Hand Contamination
Keeping Hands in Plain Sight
Hands-Free Door Operation
2026-09-21 14:24:35
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SIX MILL :
bro I know you are thinking that it's only Africa but the world is deep
2026-09-21 18:11:42
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Flower :
No contamination
2026-09-21 21:45:46
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Gaveejay.08 :
ask the yoruba traditionalist you will understand
2026-09-21 13:35:26
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Colman.F :
It's spiritual
2026-09-21 10:49:26
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𓃵 KING'S ꧂ :
i guess he hasn't heard of reverse video
2026-09-21 10:56:56
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Kemisola Temitope :
The main reason is to maintain sterility and reduce the risk of infection for the patient.
2026-09-21 14:05:41
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DozyEasy1323 :
So that they won't contaminate their hands after washing their hands. They could be sued, if the patient contact infection from soiled hand after surgery.
2026-09-21 13:04:24
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siwa_banco :
We call it asepsis but this video exaggerates the actual practice. It is the use of techniques to avoid contamination and maintain sterility.
2026-09-21 15:02:57
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Cynthia :
You cannot turn your back towards the sterile field. This is to prevent infection and contamination of the sterile field
2026-09-21 17:32:57
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King-Ellis Energy :
“backwards in, backwards out” routinely, When you see it, it's usually because of sterility and theatre protocol.
Entering backwards... sometimes done when a sterile team member is already scrubbed and needs to move through a restricted doorway without their sterile front coming into contact with someone or something non-sterile.
Leaving backwards.... similarly, they may be protecting the sterile gown/gloves from contact with doors, walls, or other people.
2026-09-21 10:48:06
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QUEEN ADUNOLA💗👑👸👸👑 :
For Lagos here na face to face 🤣🤣🤣
2026-09-21 15:08:50
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ilesanmioluwaseg1 :
Maintaining sterility: After scrubbing and putting on a sterile gown and gloves, the surgeon must avoid touching non-sterile surfaces.
Keeping the sterile front protected: The front of the gown is considered sterile, while the back is generally not. When moving around certain areas, they may turn or move carefully to avoid contaminating the sterile gown.
Doors and theatre access: Some operating theatres have special doors or procedures where staff enter/exit in a particular direction to reduce contamination and maintain the sterile environment.
However, surgeons do not universally have to walk backward when entering or leaving an operating room. The exact movement depends on the hospital's infection-control and theatre procedures.
2026-09-21 09:52:19
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