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In my previous life I once taught a theatre production class in which one of my students was a surgical nurse. She was fascinated by the prop table. For those o
by eszed 2y ago
In my previous life I once taught a theatre production class in which one of my students was a surgical nurse. She was fascinated by the prop table. For those of you who don't know, standard procedure - at least with every Stage Manager with whom I ever worked - for a prop table is to draw an outline around every item, which in one step defines a place for everything and allows one-glance inventory assessment. Well, this nurse said she hadn't seen or thought of that approach, which would speed up and make more reliable the "count in and count out every surgical instrument" part of her role, and she vowed on the spot to implement it at work.
It's the only time in my theatre career I might have maybe indirectly saved a life.
- rkagerer 2y agoI do the same for my wall of tools, and it's also helped my partner remember to put them back after she borrows one. (But it makes me grumpy when one gets lost and I can't find a replacement that's the same size and shape).
- keepamovin 2y agoThat’s a brilliant idea that’s exactly what it should be! Wow, how about we found a medical device company that’s like a table that will let you know when the device it needs is not back on the table? Seriously I always wanna get into hardware. cris@dosaygo.com Though honestly, I’m sure you saved many other lives directly or not by theater that speaks to people, that they can identify with.