Let's ban surgical smoke. It's time to protect all surgical professionals from the harmful effects of toxic plumes.

Prevent slips, trips & falls in the OR. Cords, clutter, puddles and other hazards can lead to workplace injuries.

Perfect your patient warming protocols. It takes a total team effort to maintain normothermia in patients from pre-op to the PACU.

What would you do if bullets started to fly? Lenworth M. Jacobs, MD, MPH, FACS, surgeon and proponent of preparing for active shooter events.

Two gloves are better than one. Double-gloving can be a hard sell, but there are plenty of reasons to make it mandatory.

Let's ban surgical smoke. It's time to protect all surgical professionals from the harmful effects of toxic plumes.

Sell surgeons on safety scalpels. Emphasizing the personal and financial costs of sharps injuries will help get safer blades into your ORs.

Make MH drills count. Realistic practice sessions could someday prove to be life-saving exercises.

Lessons from 3 wrong-site surgeries. Focus on what really happened, not what's supposed to happen.

Are your patients at risk of DVT? The vascular surgeon who created the Caprini Score discusses how to protect your patients from life-threatening blood clots.

Sterile processing safety check. The unsung heroes of your facility deserve to work without worry.

Secure the safety of patients and staff with this Idea That Works from Florida.

Make things a little easier for your surveyor with this Idea That Works from Georgia.

Patient Satisfaction: Hired to exceed expectations. For the staff of Mackinac Straits Health System Surgery Center, going "above and beyond" is part of the job.

Deep dive into VTE prevention. Match prophylaxis to patient-specific risks to guard against clot formation.

Be sure to operate on the correct operative site with this Idea That Works from Florida.

Secrets to speedy OR turnover times. How to turn rooms over safely and efficiently.

This Idea That Works from Maryland, will help eliminate danger to staff and risk of infection when checking blood sugar.

Can you pass our electrosurgery quiz. Find out how much your surgeons and staff know about the science of surgical energy.

Patient Safety: "Burning Bruce" drives home the reality of surgical fires. Frighteningly realistic drills are the norm for the Stony Point Surgery Center.