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IDEAS That Work
PATIENT SAFETY
Crash Cart Ergonomics
D
oes it matter which way the defibrillator that sits atop your crash cart
faces? In an emergency, it sure
does. Your defibrillator should face away
from the drawers of the crash cart. This
will give you much more room to respond
quickly and efficiently, and let someone
get the needed meds and supplies without
interfering with any shocking that may be
indicated.
Carolyn Giglio, RN, MBA
Wills Surgery Center in Northeast
Philadelphia
willsnortheast@aol.com
Cataract | Refractive | Glaucoma
Sightpath Medical
provides outstanding
technology.
"Sightpath has allowed me to
stay on the cutting-edge of
eye surgery so I can provide
the best possible care for
my patients. To achieve a
consistency of care at all
locations where I perform
surgery, I partner with
Sightpath Medical."
"I am a
Sightpath
Surgeon."
Jitendra Swarup, MD
Albemarle Eye Center
To find out more about
Sightpath Medical's on-demand
products and services,
Call 888.975.5526 or visit
www.SightpathMedical.com/OS
YOU ZIG, I'LL ZAG
Side view of crash
cart with defibrillator
facing opposite direction of open drawers.
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