title: Warning! fire in the ICU.
abstract: At 5:30 pm on December 17, 2010, shortly after a power failure, smoke filled the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Federico II University Hospital in Naples, Italy, triggering the hospital emergency alarm system. Immediately, staff began emergency procedures and alerted rescue teams. All patients were transferred without harm. The smoke caused pharyngeal and conjunctival irritation in some staff members. After a brief investigation, firefighters discovered the cause of the fire was a failure of the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rispoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iannuzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Robertis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Servillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care,Hyperbaric Therapy and Pain Therapy,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy.
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tufano
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007558:Italy; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D014187:Transportation of Patients