You are the scrub nurse in the operating room for an open cholecystecomy to remove the gallstones causing the patients pain. The surgery went well, and the surgeon leaves the used scalpel blades in the passing tray after procedures because this is the right thing to do. There is no scalpel blade remover. It is …
Top 3 Reasons Why Nurses And Surgeons Avoid Safety Scalpels
During a recent visit to North America I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a large number of operating room nurses about their thoughts on safety scalpels. For some reason this slightly controversial topic seemed to elicit a range of amusing facial expressions. Delving a little deeper it became quite evident that the …
5 Scalpel Injury Aftermaths That Will Make You Cringe
Assisting people’s health and well-being must be one of the most altruistic and fulfilling careers that in existence. Yet, when it comes to our own safety we tend to let ourselves down, potentially due that altruistic inclination of worrying about others first. In reality, healthcare professionals are at a high risk of scalpel injuries, who …