In a message dated 1/16/2003 12:10:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scouted:
> BOSTON (AP) -- A study on medical mistakes found operating room teams around > the country leave sponges, clamps and other tools inside about 1,500 > patients every year, largely because of stress from emergencies or > complications discovered during surgery. How about... Put a radio beeper on every instrument, tube, and gauze pad. Have a nurse pass a wand as standard procedure before closing. Someone do a study. Would the added costs more than outweigh the present mistakes and lawsuits. William Taylor --------------------- Using a felt pen to mark WRONG LEG always sounded like a good idea to me. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
