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Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) fire prevention algorithm

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) fire prevention algorithm
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation presents a simplified approach to management of surgical fire risk.
* Although securing the airway is preferred, for cases where using an airway device is undesirable or not feasible, oxygen accumulation may be minimized by air insufflation over the face and open draping to provide wide exposure of the surgical site to the atmosphere.
Reproduced with permission from: Stoelting RK, Feldman JM, Cowles CE, Bruley ME. Surgical fire injuries continue to occur: Prevention may require more cautious use of oxygen. APSF Newsletter 2012; 26:41. Copyright © 2012 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Updated with information from the 2014 APSF OR Fire Prevention Algorithm.
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