Prevention
This is the best electrocautery to use to avoid an O.R. fire.
What is bipolar?
This is what should be on the back table in the event that there is a higher incidence of an O.R. fire occurring.
What is have water/saline available?
This is the saying of how to locate a fire extinguisher in the core.
What is "Out the door, away from the core"?
This is what the P.O.T. needs to bring in the event of an O.R. fire.
What is a stretcher?
These are the 3 elements of a fire.
What are Oxidizer, Ignition source, and Fuel?
This is what needs to be brought to the O.R. immediately if an O.R. fire is present.
What is a fire extinguisher?
These are the 2 types of fire extinguishers in the O.R.
What is silver and red?
This is what the CST does in preparation for evacuation.
What is gather supplies for the trip?
This is the time that the prep solution should be allowed to dry before incision is made.
What is 3 minutes?
This is the number to call in the event of an O.R. fire and what you should do.
What is 6-3333 and pull the fire alarm?
This extinguisher should be used on people.
What is the silver fire extinguisher?
After notifying the ABC, Charge MD, and Charge RN, this is the person that needs to be notified in the event of an evacuation.
PACU Charge RN
Interventional Radiology Charge RN
This is what anesthesia can do to the oxygen during head/neck procedures to prevent O.R. fire.
What is blend with Air or decrease Oxygen<21%?
This is what the surgeon can do to the field if fire noted on the patient.
Flood the field/area of the patient that is burning?
This fire extinguisher can be used on anything EXCEPT people.
What is the red or ABC fire extinguisher?
This is where we should evacuate if fire is located on the front hall (near O.R. 4)
O.R. 1-4, Cysto 1 and 2, Minor Procedures Room go to the new Interventional Radiology holding area (old EAU)
These are the types of walls that are in the O.R. to help prevent the spread of O.R. fires.
What is 1 hour fire rated walls?
This should be one of the things that the charge RN or Anesthesia provider ONLY can do in the event of an O.R. fire.
What is turn off the Shut-off valves?
This is the acronym for P.A.S.S. and R.A.C.E.
What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep and
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, and Extinguish?
This is where we would evacuate if fire is located in the middle hall (near O.R. 8 or back hall near O.R. 9)
Middle hall 5-8 (go thru sterile core), 17, 18 - Go to PACU
Back hall and O.R. 16, CVOR - Go to PACU