Novo Surgical's Freer Septum Elevator is commonly used in nasal septum surgeries. The blunt end is used to lift the mucoperichondrial flap and its curvature allows for the navigation of tricky contours.
Working under suspended equipment. Does anyone know of any OSHA regulations that covers working on or under cable suspended equipment? These are not scaffolds or moving loads, but permenant structures whose sole method of support are cables from above rather than support columns from underneath.
(It is going to be an open hernia repair and a mesh will be used.) I am a paramedic, and I am scheduled to return to work after 6 weeks. However, before I can work on an ambulance again I am required to pass a 150 pound lift test. I will have to carry a 150 weight up 10 stairs and then back down. Will lifting and carrying this much weight after 6 weeks cause my hernia repair to tear or reoccur?