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SMART STACKING Make sure members of the surgical team don't over-
load case carts with instruments before sending them down to central
sterile. Also ask them to place heavier trays on the middle shelves to
avoid creating top-heavy carts that are prone to tipping.
Mr. Simon (rwsimon@bidmc.harvard.edu) is
senior management engineer and Ms. Canacari
(ecanacar@bidmc.harvard.edu) is associate
chief nurse of perioperative services at Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
CARE PACKAGE Stringing instruments together
limits risk of sharps injuries when reprocessing
techs pull items for decontamination.
