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Title: Quick trick for guide-wire disposal

Category: Visual Diagnosis

Posted: 9/24/2012 by Haney Mallemat, MD

Guide-wires can be challenging to dispose of after central-line insertion because they are difficult to keep on the field, hard to place in the sharps box, and can splash nearby observers.

Click here for this little guide-wire disposal trick.

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