If an item in the OR is not known definitively to be sterile,what is the next action to be taken?
A)Consider it contaminated and throw it out.
B)Call your supervisor.
C)Keep it in the room and use it so as not to waste an opened item.
D)Ask the anesthesiologist in the room to determine its sterility.

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If there is any doubt about the sterility of an item,it should be considered not sterile and therefore not be used.In this situation,the phrase,"when in doubt,throw it out" is applied.

If an Item in the OR Is Not Known Definitively