tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post4308858781978691201..comments2024-03-23T17:49:56.783-07:00Comments on oldfoolrn: The One Man Band Concept Comes to the OROldfoolrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-84567398482579755112016-10-04T18:38:34.480-07:002016-10-04T18:38:34.480-07:00We used to pop open multi dose vials with a St. Ma...We used to pop open multi dose vials with a St. Mayo scissors by opening them half way and placing one blade on the vial top and the other just under the metal retaining band. Quickly swing the scissors straight up and VIOLA an open vial just waiting to be poured into a medicine cup on the Mayo stand. This old school trick did little to maintain a sharp pair of scissors.<br /><br /> The medicine cups had colored coded bands and red was always for any local anesthetic with epinephrine and green was always plain local anesthetic such as Lidocaine. We had a rule: never put anything in a glass medicine cup on the Mayo stand that could not be injected into the patient.<br /><br />I have heard horror stories of mistakes injecting toxic substances like formaldhyde with Mayo stand mixups. Thankfully I have never witnessed such a catastrophe.<br /><br />It would be a stroke of genius if someone could combine a dedicated vial cap remover, oxygen wrench, and flyswatter all in one handy-dandy tool. Thanks, moontoad for your comment.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-74460021232983666122016-10-03T15:29:57.084-07:002016-10-03T15:29:57.084-07:00If you mean removing the metal caps off of vials, ...If you mean removing the metal caps off of vials, they do have vial cap removers now...moontoadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221113689589149063noreply@blogger.com