Personal Safety
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Ergonomics in the OR: Protecting Your Surgeons
Limit your physicians' risk of suffering career-threatening injuries from the physical strain of surgery.
Posted 09/11/19 | | 
Employee Safety: Banding Together to Breathe Easier
Nurses at Baptist Hospital took the lead in eliminating surgical smoke from the ORs.
Posted 09/11/19 | |
Surgical Smoke: A Blueprint for Legislative Success
Two states now protect OR workers from surgical smoke. Could yours be next?
Posted 07/18/19 | |
Safety: 4 Common Firefighting Mistakes OR Staff Make
Lessons learned from 1,000 fire drills I've conducted in surgical facilities.
Posted 06/19/19 | |
Keep Your OR Team Comfortable
The physical demands of surgery can wear down your doctors and staff.
Posted 05/16/19 | |
Thumbs Up on Safety Scalpels
Our reader survey finds more surgeons are using them - but many still refuse to convert.
Posted 05/16/19 | |
Fired Up Over Mandatory Smoke Evacuation Laws
Will more states require the use of surgical plume evacuation systems?
Posted 04/15/19 | |
Twice the Protection
A trio of safety experts makes the argument for double-gloving.
Posted 03/14/19 | |
Smoke Forced Her Out of the OR - She Then Forced Smoked Out of the OR
Rhode Island nurse pushed hard for mandatory smoke evacuation law.
Posted 01/15/19 | |
