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Fire in the operating room during tracheostomy
Jerome W. Thompson,Wayne Colin,Todd Snowden,Arnie Hengesteg,Rose Mary S. Stocks,Susan Watson +5 more
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Fire in the modern operating room is still a constant danger today despite the usual absence of the historically explosive anesthetic gases, cyclopropane, and ether.Abstract:
Background.Fire in the modern operating room is still a constant danger today despite the usual absence of the historically explosive anesthetic gases, cyclopropane, and ether. During a tracheostomy, three conditions are present that will support an explosive or combustive event: heat, fuelread more
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