At beginning of surgical site prep by registered nurse (rn) circulator, anesthesiologist noticed small glasslike shards on patient's left chest, informed this rn circulator of "glass like shard appearance." upon examination of patient's chest, health care provider was able to remove glass like shards without scratches or abrasions to patient's skin.Inspection of bd chloraprep¿ clear sponge revealed glass like shards coming from chloraprep sponge, also noted glass like shards remaining inside chloraprep packaging.A new bd chloraprep¿ clear applicator was obtained, broken per packaging instructions to activate solution into sponge, inspection of new sponge revealed no glass like shards.Patient's left chest was prepped for surgical procedure without further incident.
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