For more than two hundred years it is customary to bring fresh flowers and plants to hospitals worldwide. A touch of color and freshness that animates and illuminates the rooms of the sick poor. However, for a while now (especially in the last 20 years) has spread the belief that flowers harm the health of those admitted. Mainly in two aspects: the water of the harbor harmful bacteria containers and the flowers and plants remaining oxygen to patients while they sleep.
Imperial College London in collaboration with the Royal Brompton Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster has done a complete study to discover the truth of these assertions and findings leave no doubt.
From Regarding the possible source of infection could prove to be the water in the vases, has concluded that no more risk to harbor dangerous bacteria to health dishes, drinks or food being deposited into the sick room. Even the British Health Department acknowledged in a statement that no known case of infection associated with the plants in any British hospital.
As for the "theft" of oxygen to patients by the flowers, the study is even more blunt: oxygen consumed is so small that not even you can measure .
This outright rejection of flowers in hospitals should be sought in other cases much less scientific: the work that leads to medical personnel having to change the water in the pots, throw out dead flowers or clean up the damage it causes an accidental fall to the floor of the container.
Instead, what if it is established are the benefits that flowers and plants produce: patients have them in their rooms take less pain medication after intervention , have lower blood pressure and experience less anxiety and fatigue those who are recovering in rooms without floral decorations.
You know: hospital can bring flowers. Is a social custom and important cultural. But, that if we have to have consideration for other patients and health personnel. Nor do we spend with bouquets of flowers so large they interfere with the normal work of doctors and nurses. The best thing
are small flower arrangements, with as little liquid as possible. It is preferable that they be arranged in florist foam instead of a glass vase that could tip over. flowers should not be too fragrant to avoid disturbing other patients and should not have a lot of pollen (the lilies and geraniums are not recommended.) The best are the trumpet-shaped as they tend extend less pollen and roses are also less likely to cause allergies.
