Fires and explosions with anaesthetics

Fires and explosions in the operating room.

Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires & Explosions Annual

Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires & Explosions Annual

FDA and NIOSH public health advisory: explosions and fires in aluminum oxygen regulators.

Over the past 5 years, FDA has received 16 reports of aluminum regulators used with oxygen cylinders burning or exploding. These incidents caused severe burns to 11 health care workers and patients. Many of the incidents occurred during emergency medical use or during routine equipment checkout. FDA and The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) believe that the aluminum ...

A brief historical review of non-anaesthetic causes of fires and explosions in the operating room.

Fires and explosions have occurred in the operating theatre for many years. Flammable inhalation anaesthetic agents were responsible for many incidents in the past, but these are no longer available in many countries. Other causes of fires and explosions still exist in the operating theatre and, from time to time, result in serious and occasionally fatal injury. Flammable gastrointestinal gases...