Safety Equipment
Safety Acronyms
Quick Thinking
Who's Role Is It?
General, Etc.
100

Would automatically be activated during a fire situation.

What is the sprinkler system?

100

What R.A.C.E stands for.

What is Rescue, Alarm, Confine and Evacuate.

100

The first thing that anesthesia would do if there is an OR fire.

What is turn off the oxygen.

100

Leads the surgical team in the room when the fire occurs.

Who is anesthesia?

100

Must be kept between 30 and 60 % to help prevent sparking and fires.

What is the humidity?

200

Must be checked by the room staff before being used for the first time during the day.

What is all electronic equipment?

200

What P.A.S.S. stands for.

What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.

200

The first number that would be called if there is a fire in the OR.

What is *55?

200

Presses the code button and calls the operator regarding the situation.

Who is the circulator?

200

The make up of the fire extinquishers located in each operating room.

What is carbon dioxide?

300

Kept in each OR room and throughout the hospital, has a tag on it and must be checked monthly.

What is a fire extinguisher?

300

What A.B.C stands for.

What is wood/paper, liquids and electrical?

300

The first thing that would occur if there is an electrical fire burning from the Bair Hugger.

What is unplug the Bair Hugger.

300

Extinguishes the fire if possible from the field.

Who is the scrub team?

300

What the clinician in charge of the unit can turn off in the event of a fire.

What is the medical gas shut off panel?

400

Would alarm if there is an overload of too much equipment.

What is the electrical panel. Total Hazard Current.

400

What O.S.H.A. stands for. 

What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?

400

Contains alcohol and may take up to an hour to dry when used on a hairy body part.

What is Chloraprep?

400

Pulls the closest fire pull station.

Who is anyone available in the hall?

400

What can ignite in the abdomen during an open abdominal procedure.

What are bowel gases?

500

Must be on each back table for any procedure.

What is a container of water or saline?

500

What M.S.D.S. stands for.

What is material safety data sheet?

500

The most important person to take care of during a fire situation.

What is myself?

500

Runs the fire situation as soon as they arrive in the department.

Who is the fire marshall?

500

The three parts of the fire triangle that must come together to have a fire occur.

What is ignition source, oxidizer and fuel?