title: Fires and burns during plastic surgery.
abstract: Many plastic surgery procedures are performed under local anethesia. When the procedure involves the head and neck, oxygen is perilously close to the surgical field. A thorough understanding of the fire triangle will allow the plastic surgeon to develop a routine that will avoid any risk of fire. The fire triangle consists of a heat source, a fuel, and an oxidizer. By removing one component of the fire triangle, the risk of fire is averted. An in-depth look at each component is needed because fire hazards involve some surprising sources.
authors.affiliation: Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA, USA.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Noone
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*