when reaching for unprotected blades on the Mayo stand or back
table, and when removing the blade from its handle.
"Surgeons respond to numbers and science, so we tracked data
on who was injuring themselves and how they were injuring
themselves," says
Dr. Fencl. "We then
asked, 'Which of
these injuries could
a safety scalpel have
prevented?' We
stressed to our docs
that the literature
reflects 70% of blade
injuries are prevent-
able with a safety
device, and our
blade injuries mir-
rored those statis-
tics."
If your organization's
culture supports a
sharps safety initiative,
finding the right prod-
ucts is just a matter of
time. For Kristin L.
Thompson, RN, BSN,
CNOR, RNFA, the
director of nursing at
Riddle Surgical Center
in Media, Pa., that's
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