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T
he nurse, in a hurry as usual, speed-walked into the OR
and never saw the small spot of hand sanitizer that had
dripped onto the floor from a wall-mounted dispenser.
"She slipped and landed directly on her coccyx bone,"
says Marcy Sasso, CASC, director of compliance at Sasso
Consulting in Point Pleasant, N.J. "Unfortunately, she needed med-
ical treatment."
It's a scene that can easily play out in many facilities, where over-
worked staffs are often asked to do more with less. "I've seen an
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
Who's Looking Out for the Providers?
You owe it to your team to reduce the risks of slips, trips and back strains.
• TANGLED MESS Don't ignore the hazards cords, wires and cables pose to members of your surgical team.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
