Streamlining environmental safety in the operating room: a common bond between surgeons and hospital engineers.
The operating room presents environmental safety concerns unlike any problems in other parts of a health care facility. Special disciplines must be utilized to ensure that risk is minimized during surgery. This document addresses the needs of both the surgeon and the plant engineer in order for both groups to learn more about the other's concerns and problems.
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Harold Laufman Associates, Inc., New York City.
D004559:Electric Wiring; D004782:Environmental Health; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D017053:Infection Control; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014691:Ventilation