New Recommendations for Prevention of Surgical Fires

AORN Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-469

  Watson, Donna S ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIRE; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BENCHMARKING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FIRES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949923761     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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