Mumford M
Br J Theatre Nurs. 1991 Dec;1(9):20-1.
Mary Mumford, theatre sister at the Princes of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, was asked to speak in a short debate at an NATN branch meeting, supporting the motion that 'swab racks are an old fashioned idea'. Although she did not like swab racks she had not attempted thus far to do anything about them. In the event, she actually lost the debate--not in principle but because she could offer no effective alternative method of checking swabs. Having been given the incentive, a trial is now being conducted in her hospital similar to that described by Paul Wicker. This is the case presented by Mary Mumford supporting the following motion ... 'that swab racks are an old fashioned idea, which cause more potential problems due to exposure of blood than is proven to be safe in today's theatre environment'.
玛丽·芒福德是布里真德威尔士王子医院的手术室护士长，她受邀在全国手术室护士协会（NATN）的一次分会会议上进行简短辩论，支持“棉签架是过时的想法”这一议案。尽管她不喜欢棉签架，但到目前为止她并未尝试对此采取任何措施。结果，她实际上在辩论中输了——并非在原则上，而是因为她无法提供有效的替代方法来清点棉签。受到激励后，她所在的医院现在正在进行一项类似于保罗·威克所描述的试验。这就是玛丽·芒福德提出的支持以下议案的情况……“棉签架是过时的想法，在当今的手术室环境中，因其暴露血液而导致的潜在问题比已被证明的安全问题更多”。
