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or about $5 in materials
and with a little ingenuity,
my husband created this
functional, long-lasting label
dispenser made from PVC pipe.
It neatly holds several rolls of
labels. We bolted the label hold-
er to the top of our oral airway
pull-out bins. Then we attached
the bin to the OR wall so that
it's within easy reach for the
anesthesia team. This frees up
space on top of the anesthesia
DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT
A $5 Label Dispenser
Made from PVC Pipe
HANDYMAN'S SPECIAL Debby Augst's husband
made this low-cost label dispenser from PVC pipe.
QUICK CHANGE The PVC elbows on either end
remove easily to replace empty rolls of labels.
Debby
Augst,
RNFA,
CNOR
cart for medication prep. The PVC
elbows on either end remove easily
to replace empty rolls. Several sur-
veyors and consultants have com-
mended us for our low-cost solution
and creativity.
Debby Augst, RNFA, CNOR
Limestone Surgery Center
Gainesville, Ga.
daugst@negaent.com
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