Abstract

Case Report

Benzine as fire source in operation room

Domingos Dias Cicarelli*, Fernando Chuluck Silva, Carolina Martins Ricardo, Ana Carolina Makinoo Antunes, Murilo Alexandre Carmona and Maria José Carvalho Carmona

Published: 04 July, 2019 | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-002

Provide a safety anesthesia to patient is only possible with the knowledge of material surrounding the operation room. Benzine is highly flammable substance and can produce several injures without the necessary care. This case describes a small fire caused by the presence of benzine in the surgical field concomitant with the use of electrocautery, which caused slight burns to the patient, but which could have been catastrophic, and proposes the use of protocols to prevent such accidents.

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