“Airway surgeries that involve ignition sources to cut or coagulate tissue pose a significant and sometimes deadly risk of fire,” according to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.
The poster has three sections: one discusses the risks of airway fires; one offers ways to minimize airway fires during electrosurgery and laser surgery; and the final section offers ways to fight airway fires.
Download the airway fires poster (pdf) for use in your facility.
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