Comments on: Patient burns from a hospital visit, and fires in the operating room http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/patient-burns-from-hospital-visit-and.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/patient-burns-from-hospital-visit-and.html#comment-89974 Anonymous Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/patient-burns-from-a-hospital-visit-and-fires-in-the-operating-room.html#comment-89974 "Before surgery, ask what fire-prevention strategies are in use."<br/><br/>And what if the answer is, "Uh, none, I guess." Or "Gee, I don't know."<br/><br/>What should the patient do then? Refuse the procedure? Bring his/her own personal fire extinguisher to the hospital?<br/><br/>The more I read, the more deeply scary it is to contemplate undergoing any kind of medical intervention whatsoever. “Before surgery, ask what fire-prevention strategies are in use.”

And what if the answer is, “Uh, none, I guess.” Or “Gee, I don’t know.”

What should the patient do then? Refuse the procedure? Bring his/her own personal fire extinguisher to the hospital?

The more I read, the more deeply scary it is to contemplate undergoing any kind of medical intervention whatsoever.

]]> By: Rogue Medichttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/patient-burns-from-hospital-visit-and.html#comment-89970 Rogue Medic Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/patient-burns-from-a-hospital-visit-and-fires-in-the-operating-room.html#comment-89970 In ACLS they have been teaching this for at least a couple of revisions. Some of the instructors suggest turning off the oxygen for each defibrillation, but just making sure that the oxygen is not pointing toward the paddles/pads is enough.<br/><br/>Anesthesia does deal with some gasses that are more flammable than oxygen. In ACLS they have been teaching this for at least a couple of revisions. Some of the instructors suggest turning off the oxygen for each defibrillation, but just making sure that the oxygen is not pointing toward the paddles/pads is enough.

Anesthesia does deal with some gasses that are more flammable than oxygen.

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