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1 1 3 J U LY 2 0 1 4 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E CUTTING REMARKS ments, be they cloth or synthetic. However, the gowns that we trialed were better suited for Nanook of the North. They had to have an insu- lation rating of at least 90! With these gowns, 5 minutes into the case I was drenched in perspiration. "Ice pack to my neck STAT!" was a common refrain. During one particularly long and difficult surgery, I developed heat stroke. Three liters of Lactated Ringer's later the cramps subsided. The ice packs to the groin were no fun either. Our administration was faced with the decision — either recycle the gowns or the surgeons. I guess we won. Grocery shopping As long as nurses and physicians have a say in matters, patient care will not be compromised. To quote famous football coach Bill Parcells: "If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries." OSM Dr. Kelly ( johnda k 4@g mail.com ) is an orthopedic surgeon/ sports-shoulder specialist who practices in Philadelphia, Pa. To safeguard our 3-minute dry time on surgical preps, we call up a website ( online- stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown ) on our monitor that counts down from 3 minutes until a "bomb" explodes on the screen. This way, everyone knows the required dry time has been met. It's a fun and effective way to mark the dry time. Mary Haugen, MA, RN TRIA Orthopaedic Center Bloomington, Minn. mary.haugen@tria.com DROP THE BOMB A Fun Way to Mark the Prep Dry Time TICK, TICK ... BOOM! Surgeons must wait until the bomb goes off to begin the case. OSE_1408_part3_Layout 1 7/3/14 8:46 AM Page 113

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