Help Spark Interest in Preventing Surgical Fires during National Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2013

Preventing Surgical Fires
Collaborating to Reduce Preventable Harm

Photo Courtesy of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

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Celebrating its Second Anniversary during 

 

 NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK - October 6-12, 2013 !!!

  

 

Help spark interest in the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative and promote actions to reduce the risk of risk of surgical fires.

 

Here are some ideas: 

• Tweet a new tweet (or two) every day during National Fire Prevention Week, October 7-11, 2013, or any day!  Or re-tweet FDA’s.Our  twitter sites are https://twitter.com/fda_drug_info and https://twitter.com/FDADeviceInfo. Here are a couple we'll be tweeting.

------   It's National Fire Prevention Week. Find out how to prevent surgical fires http://bit.ly/sFIRE (goesto www.fda.gov/PreventingSurgicalFires)

------   Only YOU can help prevent surgical fires. Get free prevention resources http://bit.ly/sFIRES (goes to the  initiatives "Resources and Tools" page www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/SafeUseInitiative/PreventingSurgicalFires/ucm272680.htm)

------   Have you ever seen a fire in the OR? About 600 fires occur each year. Here's how to prevent them - http://bit.ly.sFiRE (goes to the initiative's website, www.fda.gov/PreventingSurgicalFires) 

• Mention surgical fires, the initiative and resources during a staff meeting
• Consider doing inservice education on the subject of surgical fires and surgical fire risk assessment
• Ask your facility or organization if it will allow a short paragraph about surgical fires or the initiative to be inserted in your newsletter or e-newsletter, or see if something can be posted on bulletin boards

Or develop your own ideas!!!  Feel free to use and further distribute any of the material on our website: www.fda.gov/preventingsurgicalfires

Working together, we can prevent surgical fires!!

Thank you,
The Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative Workgroup

Since the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative was launched in October 2011, more than 34,000 have subscribed to this email update list. Thank you for your interest and support of our shared goal -- to prevent surgical fires.

Help us spread the word by telling your colleagues about the initiative and the educational information and resources they can find on the website.

FDA's Safe Use Initiative leads the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative, in partnership with other FDA offices and 26 external stakeholder groups. The Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative was launched to increase awareness of the risks of surgical fires and promote the adoption of risk reduction practices throughout the healthcare community.

This is an automated message delivery system. Do not reply to this message. If you have questions or comments, please contact us:

• Email: CDERSafeUseInitia@fda.hhs.gov
• Phone: 301-796-7600
• Website: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/SafeUseInitiative/PreventingSurgicalFires/ 

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