1) a. The probable source of ignition is electrocautary .
b. The 70% alcohol iodophor paint is the fuel .
c. The surgeon must have waited for the skin preparation to get dry .
d. The consequences for halting the original procedure and delay is cancer progression and it's spreading to other sites .
#. 3 more similar points based on your knowledge of safety and negligence in the operating room are :-
Not anesthesia focused
Not instruments focused
Not Internet focused
CASE STUDIES 1. Read the following scenario and answer the questions that follow. Mrs. X has...
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Read the following scenario and answer the questions. An 83-year-old patient has been brought to the operating room and is scheduled for a knee replacement in the room you are working in as an assistant circulator. The patient is wearing glasses and a hearing aid. The RN circulator greets the patient while you prepare the safety strap on the operating table. You and the RN circulator assist the patient in moving onto the operating table. The RN removes the patient's...
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Use the answer sheet provided for the project to identify which (if any) of the events or sitautions described happened in each cases. Use our report template to create a report for the medical staff review committee. Under conclusion discuss one process change that can be implemented to reduce risk exposure and provide at least two ways in which change can be managed smoothly when implementing the new process. Presume you are a data analyst in the hospital health information...