This practice advisory was written by the ASA Task Force on Operating Room Fires and was approved by the House of Delegates on October 17, 2007.  The purposes of this advisory are to identify the situations conductive to fire, prevent the occurrence of OR fires, reduce adverse outcomes associated with OR fires and identify the elements of a fire response protocol.  These guidelines were published in Anesthesiology in May 2008.

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