Milliken R A, Bizzarri D V
Anesth Analg. 1985 Jan;64(1):54-7.
After a surgical drape fire, the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Operating Room Safety Committee, investigated the factors contributing to it. Subsequently, eight detailed cases were collected. It found that no voluntary standards or government regulations exist to oversee the flammability of surgical drapes; no agency or bureau collects reports of operating room fires; most professionals are not aware of the hazard because no labelling requirements regarding flammability exist and because most episodes are minor in nature or settled out of court and thus not reported. This relatively new hazard has developed with the more frequent use of high-energy devices designed to provide better therapeutic results.
在一次手术巾着火事件后，纽约州麻醉医师协会手术室安全委员会对导致该事件的因素进行了调查。随后，收集了八个详细案例。结果发现，目前没有自愿性标准或政府法规来监管手术巾的易燃性；没有机构或部门收集手术室火灾报告；大多数专业人员并未意识到这一危险，原因在于不存在关于易燃性的标签要求，且大多数事件性质轻微或已庭外和解，因此未被报告。随着旨在提供更好治疗效果的高能设备使用愈发频繁，这种相对较新的危险出现了。
