travelrn64

travelrn64 has 30 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. Sterilize hair

   travelrn64 replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in Operating Room

   You did the right thing!!!! When there is doubt, throw it out. First thing i learned about sterility over 30 years ago and it still stands true

2. Bovid smoke and plume

   travelrn64 replied to Adirondacknurse's topic in Operating Room

   It's obvious what the answer to your problem is---- move to canada. I have never read anything or seen studies where bovie smoke is carcinogenic. The smoke from a bovie is no different from the...

3. Sterilization of wood in the OR?

   travelrn64 replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

   wood is a porous material and will absorb body fluids. It is almost impossible to totally clean and sterilize. That is why most hospitals have moved away from using spools such as these and wooden...