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Archive > October, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 10

5 Ways to Get More Out of Your Anesthesia Cart

Experts offer advice on how to keep your cart's contents accessible and organized.

Nathan Hall, Associate Editor

Do your anesthesia providers treat their carts like lockers and just throw everything into and onto them? "Don't just pile stuff in any available corner and drawer," says Barry Cranfill, CRNA, of Southern Crescent Nurse Anesthesia in Newnan, Ga., "because you can't provide vigilant, watchful care if you're scrounging around looking for the stuff that you need." Here's advice for maintaining a neat and orderly cart.

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