The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation provides a free video on preventing and managing operating room fires. The 18-minute video, “Prevention and Management of Operating Room Fires,” provides best ...
Clifford Gevirtz, MD, is employed by RAA of New York and practices anesthesiology throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. RAA is managed by Somnia Anesthesia. Q: What are the primary causes of ...
ASC operating rooms can be dangerous breeding grounds for fire outbreaks, especially during head and neck surgeries when three components — an ignition source such as a cautery, fuel such as ...