Code red in the OR--implementing an OR fire drill.(Clinical) From: AORN Journal | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

* 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 ...

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