Commentary Trauma: when there's no time to count. Citation Text: Murdock DB. Trauma: When There's No Time to Count. AORN J. 2008;87(2). doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.008. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 5, 2008 Murdock DB. AORN J. 2008;87(2). View more articles from the same authors. This article discusses the characteristics of trauma care that challenge completion of surgical sponge counts and provides recommendations to prevent this type of error. Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Murdock DB. Trauma: When There's No Time to Count. AORN J. 2008;87(2). doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.008. 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