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t's hard to tell a clean GI scope from a contaminated one when
you're transporting them. Our solution: We place clean endo-
scopes in clear bins and contaminated endoscopes in red bins
emblazoned with a biohazard label. This way, there's no confusing a
clean scope for a dirty one. We use this method when we're perform-
ing endoscopy cases both in and out of our GI center here at Sinai
Hospital of Baltimore. Our ORs have also adopted this practice, plac-
ing contaminated devices in red bins and clean ones in clear contain-
ers for transport to and from the surgical suite so that we never mis-
takenly use a dirty instrument on a patient. It's important to have safe-
ty practices that everyone can identify at a glance.
Nancy Scherr, MA, RN, NE-BC
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
nscherr@lifebridgehealth.org
How to ID Dirty Scopes During Transport
• AT A GLANCE Transport clean scopes in white bins and dirty scopes in red bins.
Nancy
Scherr,
RN,
MA,
NE-BC
