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Difficult Airways - April 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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keep me vigilant about personal protection during every case. 5 Clean up carefully Risks of sharps injuries do not go away when the case is over, as mishaps can occur during clean-up and room turnover. Always look before disposing of items in a sharps container, because getting stuck by over- flowing items can occur. Most staffers who are stuck while disposing of sharps will admit they weren't looking while placing the items in the container. If a con- tainer is three-quar- ters full, change it out. That's basic common sense and common courtesy. Don't wait for someone else to do it — take the responsibility to pro- tect yourself and your colleagues. OSM 8 9 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y . N E T Ms. Alexander (sherri.alexan- der@franciscanalliance.org) is the manager of central sterile processing and perioperative services at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis, Ind., and past president of the Association of Surgical Technologists.

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