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towel. Place the beacon on a Mayo stand or on the draped patient — anywhere in the sterile field where staff and physicians will be sure to
notice it. Whoever's responsible for keeping track of the items used during surgery should then announce that the final count is commencing. The counter shouldn't be interrupted, foot traffic in and around the room should be kept to a minimum, and noisy conversations or
loud music should cease.
Margo Peterson, MS, RN, CNOR
San Francisco, Calif.
UCSF Medical Center
margo.peterson@ucsfmedctr.org
FOOT GREASE
A regular household scrub
sponge easily removes scuff
marks, dirt, dry blood, bone
wax and even dry Betadine. It's easy to use. Just moisten it with your desired facility-approved cleaning solution. Throw it on the floor and use your feet to move it around. Poof, the stains are gone. Then throw it away. The floors are not harmed,
just free of stains. It's a timesaver because no one needs to bring, then store, the mops, and there are no mops to disinfect. The brand-name scrub sponge is $0.99
each, and it's $0.65 for
the generic. The brand-name and the generic scrub sponges look identical.
Philip Jacobson, MD, LHCRM
New Image Surgery Center
Plantation, Fla.
info@newimagecsc.com
STAIN REMOVER A sponge moistened with cleaning solution is a great way to remove stubborn stains from the OR floor.
Philip Jacobson, MD, LHCRM
