Shoe Covers: Part 1

Every hospital has difficulty controlling and preventing infections. There is a lot of evidence that a number of infections acquired in hospitals are passed on to patients from other people (both health care professionals and non health professionals). Despite all advances in science, infections still remain a major cause of death. With recent epidemic of swine flu and bird flu, the importance of hand washing has again been re-emphasized. Another aspect of prevention or transmission of infection is wearing of shoe covers. Shoe covers are vital for health care professionals who work in the operating rooms or in areas of the hospital where complete anti sepsis is required.

All of us wear shoes and walk into environments which are dirty and unsanitary. Show covers help materials from shoes from falling inside clean environments.
Besides preventing transmission of dirt and junk from the outside, show covers also prevent contamination of personal clothing like socks and shoes. There are many types of shoe covers but most health care facilities prefer the disposal shoe covers which come in one size fits all.

Shoe covers are made from light paper cloth, which has a stretchable fabric so that the fit is perfect around any type of shoe. Once the shoe cover is worn it stays firm and does not easily slip off irrespective of the circumstances. Most shoe cover fabrics are sturdy and prevent transmission of fluid into the shoe or socks.