Other Titles
Educating OR Staff and Personnel to the Dangers of the Inhalation of Surgical Smoke: A Capstone Project [Poster Title]
Abstract
Although there are over 150 toxic chemicals in surgical smoke, which is the plume consisting of the by product of cautery or laser. Many personnel in the OR are not aware of the dangers. Education is necessary for those who work in an environment where surgical smoke is present.
Sigma Membership
Beta Epsilon
Lead Author Affiliation
Maple Grove Hospital, Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Electrosurgical Cautery, Operating Room, Surgical Smoke
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Jennifer, "Educating OR Staff and Personnel to the Dangers of the Inhalation of Surgical Smoke" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 132.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/132
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
None: Event Material, Invited Presentation
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-02-12
Educating OR Staff and Personnel to the Dangers of the Inhalation of Surgical Smoke
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Although there are over 150 toxic chemicals in surgical smoke, which is the plume consisting of the by product of cautery or laser. Many personnel in the OR are not aware of the dangers. Education is necessary for those who work in an environment where surgical smoke is present.