What does your facility do about surgical smoke?

AORN Journal,  July, 2007  

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AORN and researchers at Duke University and Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, are partnering in a project to determine how AORN members and their facilities currently protect staff members against the dangers of surgical smoke. The hazard posed to health care workers and patients by surgical smoke has been well documented for many years. Emerging guidance from the US government, industry, and professional organizations reflects a growing consensus on appropriate control measures to address this hazard. No comprehensive data exist, however, regarding the extent to which these recommended control measures have been implemented.

You can help to fill this knowledge gap by completing a brief, anonymous, web-based survey. This benchmarking survey is designed to measure the extent of control measures used during procedures that produce surgical smoke. Please take a few minutes to visit http://www.safety.duke.edu/radsafety/smoke/ to participate in this important survey.

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