Flowers in Hospitals (NHS)

[dysfunction]

Someone told me that they no longer allow flowers in NHS hospitals.
The reason for this is that they emit too much CO2...

Anyone know if this is true?

If it is true it seems pretty daft to me. How much CO2 can a plant emit that would cause any problems with patients??





PS: Just seen we have this smilie! Woohoo!! :england:

 

[Will]

Shite. Load. Of.

Please rearrange.

 

[ECA]

If flowers are banned for emitting too much gas, surely they should ban government ministers?

 

[Dweller]

I'd heard that certain hospitals had banned flowers due to them helping infections like MRSA to spread*, but not heard it being due to CO2 before.

*a load of twaddle if you ask me.

 

[JingleBells]

Am I right in thinking flowers emit Oxygen through photosynthesis, and use up CO2?

I hated biology

 

[Tom]

Correct JingleBells. However when a plant degrades it re-releases the Co2 it has absorbed.

 

[SAS]

Just checked with gf who is a staff nurse. Reason is flowers collect dust and infections. Only certain wards ban them though.

 

[Gray]

Usually the shops sell them within Hospitals, i aint been to a hospital in a few years so dont know if they still sell them there anyway...

What about plastic flowers?

 

[Sar]

What about plastic flowers?

Banned on account of taste.

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Yup flowers are banned from all the wards in my hospital. The reason infection control and the fact that the pollen can cause allergic reactions.

The CO2 thing is a load if shite, after all patients emit more CO2 than a bunch of flowers ever could.

RB

 

[GDW]

Plants use up CO2 in daylight using the up the carbon (to grow and survive)and release the O2 back into the atmosphere ( part of the photosynthesis process). In the absense of light the opposite occurs and it absorbs only O2 as it cannot utilise carbon in the absence of light.

 

[Whipped]

I feel like I'm in an episode of How2 or inside Johnny Balls head.