|Articles|March 1, 2010

Idea Exchange: Use plastic bags to keep microchip scanners congestion-free

To protect our microchip scanners from contagions, we cover the scanners with laboratory sample bags or zippered quart-size plastic bags before scanning our patients.

With some sick or injured pets, we may need to rush the animals to our isolation ward. To protect our microchip scanners from contagions, we cover the scanners with laboratory sample bags or zippered quart-size plastic bags before scanning our patients.

Audrey Johnson, veterinary assistant

Las Vegas, Nev.

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