Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Large Volume Pipettes

I am working with a lab that uses large volume pipettes (serological pipettes, 50mL) under a lab hood. They asked if I knew of some ergonomic solutions to alleviate the awkward posture created by using the long pipettes underneath the hood. I searched online for different kinds of pipettes with that capacity and didn't find much. Have you encountered this issue in the past? Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Spiking Irrigation bags

The nurses in our orthopedic surgery OR report Spiking anywhere from 4 to 20 Irrigation bags (3000 cc) per patient at the rate of approximately 6-8 patients per day. With the repetitive nature of the task and the force required, concerns have been raised regarding shoulder and other upper extremity injuries.
Just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences, any ideas on managing it, different ideas on Spiking? Thanks.