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Respect the Triangle, Stop the Spark

Fires don't make triangles, they make flames... and a beautiful, warm glow on crisp, fall evenings as friends huddle together around the...

Celebrating the Experts in SPD

Do you ever stop and fully appreciate those sterile instruments sitting on your backtable? What level of inspection went into ensuring...

Ignite Your Passion for Prevention, Not Your OR

How many fire drills have you been a part of in your perioperative career? How many fire safety learning modules have you completed? And...

Hot Off the Presses!

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Learning from the Leftovers: Repurposing OR Supplies

I hate waste. I’ll always take my leftovers from a restaurant. I have several bags of recycle out for pickup each week. But something...

E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes (A Book Review)

Wait, a book review about ER nurses? I know what you’re thinking, “First Case is all perioperative related, why tell us about a book...

Surgery Starts Here

Don't worry, a scalpel's not about to jump out of the screen... But, it's an interesting statement. Think about it. Where does surgery...