Surgical Fires: 100% Preventable, Still a Problem

A 73-year-old man with a subdural hematoma was scheduled to receive bilateral parietal burr holes. As a result of the patients high risk for comorbidities, the procedure was performed with monitored anesthesia care. During the procedure, staff members heard a muffled pop, and immediately saw smoke c...

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Published inAORN journal Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 589 - 593
Main Author Watson, Donna S., RN, MSN, CNOR, ARNP-BC
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2009
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects
Anesthesia
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Equipment Safety
Fire prevention
Fires - prevention & control
Humans
Nurses
Nursing
Oxygen
Perianesthesia
Safety Management - methods
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative - nursing
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Summary:A 73-year-old man with a subdural hematoma was scheduled to receive bilateral parietal burr holes. As a result of the patients high risk for comorbidities, the procedure was performed with monitored anesthesia care. During the procedure, staff members heard a muffled pop, and immediately saw smoke coming from under the drapes. The surgeon quickly removed the drapes from the patients head, which was engulfed in flames.
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ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.012