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| what items are to be counted every case |
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| what are the reasons for counting |
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Items lost in patient’s body, causing need for additional surgery
Personnel injury for items in trash, not belonging there
Inventory replacement, Instruments are high dollar items |
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| by who and how sohuld things be counted? |
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Counted together scrub and circulator
Visually, audibly and individually
All items before procedure begins
Wrapper is taken off sponges and laps and each is counted one by one
Counts to be done before the patient arrives in the room
No interruptions to the counting process |
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Field: Counts start at the field
Table: Then the mayo stand and back table
Floor: Items off the field, kick bucket, instruments passed off
Done at the closure of a body cavity or deep large incision
All counts verified by the scrub and the circulator both parties must see the items, counted together |
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Final count: Second Count
Additional counts before closure of cavity or a cavity with in a cavity C Section: Uterus, Pelvic cavity
Count results reported to the surgeon
Incorrect counts documented Incident report
Must search for missing items. Trash, linen, floor
Omitted counts documented - emergency |
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| Kittners, peanuts, tissue dissectors come in |
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| If sponges and laps are incorrect in package at initial count |
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| throw away out of the room |
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| when should raytecks not be used |
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handing off specimen
should not be packed into wound not dressings |
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| what sponge should be on a stick once peritonium is open? |
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