BRIDGEPORT — A fire erupted in an empty operating room at St. Vincent’s Medical Center on Saturday afternoon before being quickly extinguished by automatic sprinklers, officials said. Firefighters ...
Fires in the operating room represent a rare but potentially catastrophic event, arising from the interaction of an oxidiser, a fuel source and an ignition device. Key oxidisers include supplemental ...
ASC operating rooms can be dangerous breeding grounds for fire outbreaks, especially during head and neck surgeries when three components — an ignition source such as a cautery, fuel such as ...