Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) fire prevention algorithm
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) fire prevention algorithm
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation presents a simplified approach to management of surgical fire risk.
* Although securing the airway is preferred, for cases where using an airway device is undesirable or not feasible, oxygen accumulation may be minimized by air insufflation over the face and open draping to provide wide exposure of the surgical site to the atmosphere.