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et's test your knowledge of sharps safety with a few
surprising facts and figures that go beyond ensuring
that the surgeon and the scrub nurse never touch
the same instrument at the same time with hands-
free passing, no-pass zones, passing trays and single-
handed scalpel blade removal. Hopefully, this will help you build a
safer sharps safety program at your facility.
Sharpen Your Knowledge of Sharps Safety
6 surprising facts about sharps injury prevention.
• SPEARED A drill bit pierced a tech's skin when the surgeon passed him the drill.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
Susan
Angelides,
MSN,
BSBM,
CNOR,
RNFA
