FDA Issues Recommendations To Address Surgical Fire Risks
The FDA has issued new recommendations to reduce the risk of surgical fires.
Tag Archives: Surgical Fire
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Surgical Fire Prevention Initiative to be Taken Over by Joint Commission
The FDA is handing off its surgical fire prevention program to the non-governmental Joint Commission.
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Malpractice Lawsuit Over Surgical Fire Results in $18M Damage Award
A jury has awarded $18 million in damages following a medical malpractice lawsuit over a surgical fire that severely damaged a woman's airway.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ads May Be Misleading, Dangerous: FDA
Misleading ads for hyperbaric chamber oxygen treatments could put patients at risk for little if any benefits, the FDA warns.
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Synthes Hemostatic Bone Putty Recall Issued Due to Surgical Fire Risk
A putty used to stop bones from bleeding may burst into flames, causing a surgical fire, federal health officials warn.
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Surgical Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Burns During Heart Surgery
A Florida hospital faces a medical malpractice lawsuit over a surgical fire that caused a man to suffer second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest and neck during a pacemaker operation.
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Surgery Fire During Routine Operation Results in Malpractice Lawsuit
A Texas family has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital, doctor and anesthesiologist for a surgical fire during a botched pacemaker implant operation.
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Surgical Fire Lawsuit Filed Against Nebraska Hospital
A surgical fire lawsuit was filed earlier this month agaist a Nebraska hospital by a Swedish woman who says she suffered disfiguring burns in a 2009 incident.
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Surgery Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Operating Room Mishap
A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against an Oklahoma doctor after an operating room fire left a breast cancer survivor with severe and permanent burns to her face and…
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Operating Room Fire During Surgery Results in Death of Patient
Although they are rare occurrences, operating room fires occur hundreds of times every year during surgical procedures throughout the United States. Earlier this month, a flash fire in an operating…
