EXHIBIT 23.3


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-00000)  pertaining  to the  Consulting  Agreements  for Health West
Marketing,  Crescent Communications,  Aegis Securities Corp., and Apex Financial
Management Services L.L.C. and to the Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan and
to the  incorporation  by reference  therein of our report dated March 30, 2005,
with respect to the financial  statements  and financial  highlights of Franklin
Capital  Corporation  (currently  known as Patient  Safety  Technologies,  Inc.)
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  December 31, 2003,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
May 3, 2005