Prevention of Unintentionally Retained Foreign Objects During Vaginal Deliveries

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Source: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Prevention of unintentionally retained foreign objects during vaginal deliveries. Health care protocol. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Sep. 30 p. Prevention of Unintentionally Retained Foreign Objects During Vaginal Deliveries Open applicable pack in anticipation of vaginal delivery If at any time during the procedure the patient(s) become unstable and the full L&D RFO process cannot be done or is compromised, go to box 4. A = Annotation Baseline count - count and document all countable items in the applicable pack. A Safety check: If at any time during the procedure a member of the L&D team is concerned about the accuracy of the count, he or she is empowered to call for a recount. Baseline count done? Were additional countable items added? A Count and document all countable items added to the delivery field at the time they are added. A Obtain radiographic imaging for potential RFO. A Were added items counted and documented? A Is patient moved out of labor room? A Time to complete count process? Final count - perform final count. A Able to reconcile count? A Count process completed All copyrights are reserved by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Inc.