The or tech was wearing a gown at the beginning of a 2 hour case, when her neck and left forearm started itching.She continued wearing gown until the case was completed.Once she degowned, she noticed a rash on both aforementioned areas.The rash and itching persisted until she applied cortisone cream and benadryl.This or tech used the same type of gown for years and did not have any previous allergic reactions.
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As a result of this incident, the or tech switched to paper gowns.All washing titrations for 6 weeks prior to the incident were checked and were found to be within acceptable and approval limits.Incident related gown was not returned for further eval, and the work order info was not provided, so no further investigation could be conducted.The same or tech also started to develop allergic reactions to other or products.Three months ago the or changed scrub solutions, and the same or tech developed a reaction to the new solution, which resulted in blisters on her hands.More recently, she developed a rash on her mouth due to the new face mask she wore.As a result of this, she had to use the former type of mask.Face mask and scrub solutions are neither manufactured nor distributed by synergy health north america.
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