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al hazard for your employees. But no mat-
ter when your ORs were built, it's likely
that space is tight. The rooms are crowded
with necessary equipment, and then you've
got to find a place for supply storage and
space for surgical personnel to stand. The
more your staff has to bend over or duck
under the equipment, the more they risk a
potentially painful and all-too-preventable
loss of balance or bruising collision.
Preventing slips, trips and falls in your
ORs must therefore begin by adapting the
physical environment to alleviate the liabili-
ties of modern technology. It might be time
to invest in newer, slim-
mer equipment with
smaller footprints, hang
devices from floor-based
boom systems or use
wireless video routing.
At the very least, assess
the setup of your rooms
to determine if equip-
ment can be rearranged
to keep common traffic
areas clear of clutter.
Make sure that your ORs
(and your storage rooms
and corridors as well)
leave enough of a clear
pathway for safe stretch-
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Powerful, quiet suction capability
along with exceptional anti-fatigue
properties
SAFE CORD
TM
FLOOR STRIP
Durable, disposable
safety strip covers
cables and cords
on OR "oors
• TANGLED MESS Cords and cables on the floor should
never be left unsecured or unbundled.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
