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Your first time observing in the OR

What to wear, where to stand, and how not to break the sterile field on day one.

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Before you go
Where to stand
What not to touch
Questions worth asking

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AJ Vazquez, CST, CSFA

Surgical technologist and first assistant with about eight years in the OR, from Level I trauma to travel contracts. He wrote Unseen Heroes of the OR so people could see the work that happens past the red line.

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Unseen Heroes of the ORMemoir of a Surgical TechnologistAJ Vazquez

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Unseen Heroes of the OR is my memoir of life as a surgical technologist at a Level I trauma center: the emergencies, the routine cases, and what the work takes out of you. It’s why this site exists.

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