Benzine as fire source in operation room

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Submitted: June 13, 2019
Published: Jul 4, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.ijcar.1001011

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Domingos Dias Cicarelli
Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP, Brazil
Fernando Chuluck Silva
Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP, Brazil
Carolina Martins Ricardo
Department of Nursing, Hospital Universitario da USP, Brazil
Ana Carolina Makinoo Antunes
Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário da USP, Brazil
Murilo Alexandre Carmona
Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário da USP, Brazil
Maria José Carvalho Carmona
Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP, Brazil

Abstract

Provide a safety anesthesia to patient is only possible with the knowledge of material surrounding the operation room. Benzine is highly flammable substance and can produce several injures without the necessary care. This case describes a small fire caused by the presence of benzine in the surgical field concomitant with the use of electrocautery, which caused slight burns to the patient, but which could have been catastrophic, and proposes the use of protocols to prevent such accidents.

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Cicarelli, D. D., Silva, F. C., Ricardo, C. M., Antunes, A. C. M., Carmona, M. A., & Carmona, M. J. C. (2019). Benzine as fire source in operation room. International Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and Research, 3(1), 001–002. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijcar.1001011
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