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Code Red in the OR—Implementing an OR Fire Drill
Author(s) -
Flowers Jane
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60820-x
Subject(s) - drill , fire safety , plan (archaeology) , medical emergency , fire protection , medical education , forensic engineering , engineering , aeronautics , operations management , medicine , geography , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology
ABSTRACT• KNOWLEDGE OF FIRE PREVENTION and fire safety is essential for every OR staff member. In the event of a surgical fire, the quick and knowledgeable response of surgical team members will affect their own safety and that of their patients.• A NEW FIRE SAFETY PLAN was developed at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md. To update staff members' knowledge of the facility's fire plan and special instructions for the OR, a comprehensive educational program on fire safety was presented, and an OR fire drill was conducted.• THIS ARTICLE describes the facility's quest to improve knowledge of fire safety by providing multiple educational opportunities. AORN J 79 (April 2004) 797–805.