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Archive >  Surgical Drugs 2005

Editor's Page

Mind the Flying Tweezers: Lessons learned from an untidy medicine cabinet

Stephanie Wasek, Managing Editor

Unless you're among the particularly well-organized (I, sadly, am not), the medicine cabinet in your bathroom at home is on the cluttered side of clean - I nearly lost an eye recently when my exploratory dig to excavate Band-Aids instead knocked loose projectile tweezers from the top shelf. Even those of you who are so good at keeping your surgical facilities organized might find yourselves on a veritable treasure hunt when in need of a simple aspirin at home.

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