July 20, 2006 — -- A recent scene from the TV show "Grey's Anatomy" showed a particularly hot surgery -- in fact, a fire had broken out in the operating room. Unbelievable, right? Not exactly.
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 ...
The American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires recommends the following basic principles for anesthesiologists’ management of oxidizers, ignition sources and fuels.