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Scalpel Blades: Safety Center Reducing Injury
A Publication for the Prevention of Occupational Transmission of Bloodborne PathogensVOL. 6, NO. 4 2003 ADVANCES IN EXPOSURE PREVENTIONP ublished by theInternationalHealthcare WorkerSafety Centerat the University of VirginiaCenter Jane Perry, , Ginger Parker, , and Janine Jagger, , As a surgery attendant passed a scalpelto the surgeon, the surgeon simultaneouslyreached for it; they bumped hands and theattendant s left index finger was A physician and nurse completed ac-section and were cleaning the the nurse reached back for a towel,she was cut by a Scalpel held by the An attending surgeon was assisting theprimary thoracic surgeon with a lobec-tomy. As the attending withdrew his lefthand from the chest incision, he was cutby the Scalpel held by the primary Following an outpatient procedure anurse was cleaning up the equipment, andScalpel Blades: Reducing InjuryRiskused a hemostat to remove the blade from areusable Scalpel handle.
ADVANCES IN EXPOSURE PREVENTION—Vol. 6, No. 4, 2003 39 Scalpel Blades: Reducing Injury Risk and after use. But, in 90% of cases workers reported that the scalpel that injured them was not a safety design.
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