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Prevention and Management of Surgical Fires

This is Why

Surgical Fires have reduced from an estimated 550-650 (Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System, September 2008) to 90-100 fires per year.

This reduction stems from; more effective education on prevention, better tools available (e.g., Fire Risk Assessments), new surgical fire response requirements per CMS, and stronger focus during licensure and accreditation surveys.

With the adoption of the 2012 Edition of NFPA 99, “Training is provided to new OR personnel
(including surgeons), continuing education is provided… and procedures are reviewed annually.”
– CMS K933 and NFPA 99-15.13

These programs are required to include:

  • Hazard Assessments – including a Surgical Fire Risk Assessment and training.
  • Policies and Procedures when using flammable skin preps.
  • Emergency Procedures – specific to your operating room / surgical suites.
  • Orientation and Training- required for new staff and annually for all personnel including physicians and surgeons, and including fire drills in this area.
Jensen Hughes Academy

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Surgical Fire Training

  • Efficient and self-paced learning—
    anytime, anywhere
  • Trusted Expertise – Over 43 years of
    experience in protecting hospitals and
    ambulatory surgery centers from
    surgical fire prevention experience
  • Ease of Use – Online secure access 24/7,
    mobile-friendly, interactive courses
  • Customizable – Add your facilities’
    surgical fire procedures to the training
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This is How

RPA has been on the leading edge of Surgical Fire Prevention and Training for over fifteen years. We have reviewed numerous surgical fire events, trained thousands of staff and presented for many local, state and national associations on this topic. We are longtime members of the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative, a group originally spearheaded by the FDA and now being led by The Joint Commission. Also, in April 2017 we presented “Hot Topic! Surgical Fire Prevention, Suppression, and Evacuation” at the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. We bring this significant experience to every Surgical Fire Program we offer.

The RPA Surgical Fire Program Offers You:

FIRE PROCEDURE REDESIGN

This will include a survey of the surgical areas with customized plans outlining roles and responsibilities of the surgical team and leadership during a fire or evacuation. Interviews on current practices for prevention of surgical fires will take place at this time.

REALISTIC TRAINING

Training under actual fire conditions has proven to be the most effective approach in preparing staff and reducing the chance for the loss of life in a real fire. The training will focus on:

 

We provide training for surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses and surgical technologists for ORs and procedural areas including:

  • Seminars for Grand Rounds or “late-start” days.
  • Hands-on suppression of fires on surgical patients.
  • Evacuation simulations of single or multiple rooms.
  • Special evacuation programs for robotics, open heart, Cath/EP Labs, etc.
  • Managing a fire in the Post Anesthesia Care Units where patients are incapable of self-preservation.

Fire Prevention:

What is causing surgical fires and how do we prevent them?

Fire Suppression:

What are the steps you should take to suppress airway, oral cavity, surgical site, and drape fires?

Fire Plan Review

What are the roles of the surgical team during a fire?

Evacuation

How do you break down equipment and evacuate if fire or smoke conditions force you from the OR?

Practical

These exercises will assist staff in becoming more familiar with their roles in fire suppression and evacuation. Staff will drill on who has responsibility for the patient, medical gas shut-offs, etc. This program will involve all staff in performing realistic fire suppression on a mock patient.

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ABOUT RPA

RPA, a JENSEN HUGHES company, is a team of fire, code compliance and emergency management experts, providing specialized technology and professional services to healthcare facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Since 1976, we have provided unparalleled service to thousands of healthcare facilities (more than 1,300 current clients) and train more than 200,000 healthcare leaders and staff on an annual basis.

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    • THIS IS WHY
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    • OUR TEAM
    • CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
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    • New Construction/Renovation
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    • Fire Protection Survey / Procedure Design
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    • R.A.C.E. For Safety DVD
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    • EPP Customizable Plan for Long Term Care Facilities
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