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Archive > May, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 5

Making Your Scalpels Safer

Consider these alternatives if your surgeons are resisting the switch to safety scalpels.

Ron Stoker

If your surgeons are still using conventional blades rather than switching to safety scalpels, there's still much you can do to prevent sharps injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposure in your ORs. Your next line of defense consists of scalpel blade removers (we highlight several on page 70), neutral zones and passing trays.

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