What happens when a patient leaves the operating room with a pair of scissors or a sponge still inside their body? For thousands of patients each year, retained surgical items (RSIs) extend their pain and recovery time and leave hospitals’ reputations on shaky ground. Surgical counts and cavity sweeps are the traditional methods for preventing …
Communication is Key: Prevent Retained Surgical Items Read More »
During Fire Safety Month, GloShield wants your hospital to be prepared for anything－especially surgical fires. We all know how it feels to be overwhelmed and overworked, but for healthcare workers, burnout is a patient safety issue. Staff burnout is more likely to lead to major mistakes that put patients at risk for surgical burns and …
Reducing Staff Burnout is a Patient Safety Measure Read More »
This National Surgical Technologists Week, our very own Angie Drapeau, a Certified Surgical Technologist, Former Faculty Instructor – Surgical Technology Educator, and member of AST and the Florida State Assembly of Surgical Technologists, recognizes and celebrates how essential surgical technologists are in surgery and healthcare. Through her years of experience in healthcare as a surgical …
National Surgical Technologists Week 2021 – Celebrating Surgical Techs Read More »
If you’re gearing up to introduce GloShield fiber-optic light cable covers into your ORs, you’re no doubt familiar with the GloShield Launch Checklist. And while this simple document is easy to follow and to the point, we wanted to take the opportunity to share additional context, best practices and a more in-depth explanation of each …
Surgical fire safety requires constant vigilance and the knowledge of the proactive and preventative steps that the perioperative care team must take to ensure patient safety. Furthermore, part of every hospital fire safety checklist should also ensure that everyone knows their responsibilities in the case of a Code Red. Going through the Do’s and Don’ts …
It’s been way too long since our Jackson Medical team has attended a live event, and we couldn’t be more excited to pack our bags, don our masks and attend SAGES 2021 at the MGM Grand from August 31 – September 3. If you’re heading to Vegas, be sure to stop by booth 452 near …
Going to SAGES 2021? Connect With Jackson Medical Read More »
Assessing Surgical Fire Risk – New Flyers and Posters Release Every staff member in an operating room is responsible for certain aspects of fire safety, and everyone should know evacuation protocols, be aware of the location and type of fire extinguishers, and participate in the time out. Additional fire safety responsibilities rest primarily on the …
Assessing Surgical Fire Risk – New Flyers and Posters Release Read More »
Fire Triangle and Top Fire Risks – New Flyer and Poster Design Release The common phrase “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” means that a little proactive effort dedicated to prevention can save a huge hassle or even harm resulting from an accident. The first step in preventing healthcare Never Events, …
New Fire Triangle and Top Fire Risks Flyer and Poster Read More »
Recently, we wrote about the importance of the time-out to prevent wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery. And while this perioperative pause is key to prevention, there are additional steps that medical facilities can and should take to minimize the risk of wrong-site surgery. How big of a problem is this preventable medical error? In 2010, …
Best Practices for Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Read More »
The Joint Commission and AORN are two leading institutions that are working hard to create a higher standard of care in hospitals. The Joint Commission’s surveys are always around the corner, where hospitals are expected to show the quality of the care they provide according to their Life Safety & Environment of Care Document List …
Meeting The Joint Commission and AORN Fire Safety Standards and Guidelines Read More »
