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Greeley Reflections

Accreditation Connection, November 24, 2010

Fire Evacuations in the procedural areas

 

Part 5 of 5

Evacuation diagrams

You might consider posting evacuation diagrams designed specifically for each procedure room—there is no more chaotic event than a fire in the surgical environment—it literally is life and death—and there are no moments to be wasted.

It is the responsibility of each organization to ensure that each care environment with a risk of surgical fires knows how to respond appropriately in the event of a fire, including safe evacuation. And the time to figure out how we’re going to respond is now—before the exercise becomes all too real.

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