Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Fire in the OR: “All Hands-on Deck!”

Abstract

Peter Michael DeVito, Raul Zamora and Michael Cicchillo

In response to our recent OR fire, our institution initiated a safety review and quality improvement project regarding our emergency preparedness. Several major modifications have been implemented including an all hands-on deck approach to training, increased frequency of simulation exercises with OR safety and fire-fighting equipment, as well as inclusion into our surgical timeout process. Operating room fires are rare but potentially catastrophic with costly loss of resource and possibly life