If a pack of sponges is found to have an incorrect number during the count process and the patient is on the OR table, what should be done?
a. Discard the sponge pack into a trash hamper.
b. Hand off the pack to the circulator who will remove it from the room.
c. Ask the circulator to record the actual number on the count board for closing count verification.
d. Hand off the pack to the circulator who will bag, label as incorrect, and isolate off field until case completion.
d
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A. blindness B. deafness C. pain D. blood pressure
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