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used in and, therefore, to get proper assessments of cross-contamination risks from potentially infected patients.
Remind your sterile processing staff to always wear proper PPE,
including double-gloves (which the tech in this case didn't do), and
that seemingly harmless instruments such
as rake retractors,
nerve hooks,
osteotomes and scissors can cause serious injury. There are
also more durable
gloves available on
the market that are
intended for instrument decontamination, which also could
have lowered injury
risk in this situation.
Your surgical team
must also be
accountable for
properly preparing
instrument trays for
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