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Delivery room experience: before stitching my wife, the OB counted the pieces of gauze out loud with the nurse watching. They verbally confirmed the total with each other. A matching count and verbal confirmation were performed after the stitching. It inspired confidence seeing them perform this protocol.

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With gauze in particular I think every nurse has a story of "that time we removed the septic gauze" with colorful descriptions of the accompanying smell.