Earnest Peachy, a perioperative tech, and Shandlee Woodward, a student nurse intern, are removing a trash bag from the scanner. Safety checklists are not the only concept the operating room has gleaned from aviation. Ten years ago, the 26-room OR suite at the Ohio State University (OSU) Medical Center in Columbus purchased the type of luggage scanner used in airports to scan used linen and waste bags and recover accidently…
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