Surgical fires: 100% Preventable, still a problem

AORN Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-593

  Watson, Donna S ^a  

^a Covidien ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT; FIRE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGERY;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FIRES; HUMANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 73949137924     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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