Tag: Noise

Tweeting, posting, and Yammering: The role of social media in the OR

When a chef at a local café decided to donate a kidney to a work colleague on dialysis, staff at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit saw a public education opportunity. The public followed the donor and recipient surgery on Twitter, and local media covered the event. "It was a good…

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By: Cynthia Saver, RN, MS
February 1, 2010
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Limit cell phone use in OR, surgeons advise

Undisciplined use of cell phones and other such devices in the OR may pose a distraction and compromise patient care, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) ACS suggests use of cellular devices in the OR be guided by the following: Surgeons should be considerate of the duties of OR personnel…

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By: OR Manager
November 1, 2008
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