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Re: thumb tacks From: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net) Fri Oct 20 08:53:10 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: ainsron: "Re: Episiotomy/laceration repair" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "GEN/FRI: Cool web effect" In reply to: Danny Massey: "Re: thumb tacks" To my knowledge, there is no medical source. You simply have to use regular thumb tacks and sterilize them. Using a regular autoclave would cause them to oxidize (rust), so gas sterilization would be better. If I were ever in an emergency where I needed one and it wasn't available, I would have the nursing staff get a regular thumb tack and throw it in some alcohol for a few minutes, since bleeding is more of a concern than infection in that circumstance. Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Danny Massey Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: thumb tacks Andrea, Did you ever find a source for the sterile thumb tacks? Thanks Danny At Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Andrea Zimmerman wrote: > >June 2005, I am responding to the article written in 1997. >I have a GYN Surgeon who would like to do this procedure and is asking >where for me to get these thumb tacks. >Do you have any idea where I can locate and purchase them? >I have asked every ortho and neuro sales rep and they have no idea as to >what I am aking for. >Please let me know. >Thanks. > >-- >Andrea Zimmerman BSN, CNOR, RNFA, OB-Surgery Coordinator Next message: ainsron: "Re: Episiotomy/laceration repair" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "GEN/FRI: Cool web effect" In reply to: Danny Massey: "Re: thumb tacks"

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