RT Book, Section
A1 Asay, Daniel
A1 Sankar, Jason
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102566560
T1 Operating Room Alarms and Safety Features
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102566560
RD 2023/03/31
AB Despite  eliminating  flammable  gases  such  as  ether  and  cyclopropane  from  operating  rooms  (ORs),  OR  fires  are  just  as  relevant  today  as  they  were  when  those  agents  were  in  use.  Fire  ignition  requires  three  components,  commonly  referred  to  as  the  fire  triad:  source,  fuel,  and  an  oxidizer.  At  the  molecular  level,  a  fire  is  a  chemical  reaction  of  a  fuel  plus  an  oxidizer  that  produces  heat  and  light.  It  has  been  estimated  that  annually  in  the  United  States,  there  are  50-200  OR  fires.  To  improve  patient  safety  in  the  OR,  the  American  Society  of  Anesthesiologists  has  issued  a  practice  advisory  on  how  to  prevent  and  manage  OR  fires  (Figure  35-1).