title: Operating room fire safety.
abstract: Fires during surgery remain a serious threat to patients and OR staff. Preventing such fires and minimizing casualties should one occur requires an educational and training program that is multidisciplinary. One such program, at Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA, has been cited as a model of effectiveness. It is described in this article.
authors.affiliation: Safety and Security, Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bellino
mesh_terms: D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010414:Pennsylvania; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States