| Subject: | StayAlert Provides Additional Tools for Fire Prevention During Surgical and Invasive Procedures |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 11 Apr 2005 - 10:00 am |
| In response to the JCAHO's article about prevention of surgical fires in the latest version of their electronic newsletter Quality Improvement Online, the StayAlert Administrator is publishing additional policies and procedures for client use. Specifically, the JCAHO's article outlined safety practices related to laser, electrocautery and electrosurgical devices. The accompanying tools outline general and fire safety practices in procedure rooms, physician's offices and other environments where... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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