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Archive > December, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 12

Safety

Building a Culture of Safety

Mark Davis, MD, FACOG

Mark Davis, MD, FACOG It appears we may have reached something of a plateau when it comes to safety in the nation's ORs: We have the tools, but we've yet to really embrace them. That's where creating a culture of safety comes in, and this task is the responsibility of the OR manager, the director of surgical services and members of a facility's administration. Here's what you need to know to manage the environment to prevent sharps exposures.

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