What if the site to be marked is embarrassing?
You must mark the site or very near to it. A surprising number of the incorrect surgeries in Veteran Affairs facilities in the USA over the last three years have been to sites in the groin, genitals, or somewhere on the buttocks. If the patient requests that the site not be marked, then a special-purpose wristband can be used instead. However the reason for using a special purpose wristband should not be because of the clinician’s reluctance to mark the site.
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