CNOR EXAM questions with correct answers

What are the three elements of the fire triangle? What are the most common surgical sites of pt fires? What is the most common source that contributes to 90% of OR fires? Answer -oxidizer, ignition source, fuel -chest, neck, face, head -Electrosurgical units FIRE TRIANGLE: Name IGNITION sources in the OR Name FUEL sources in the OR Name OXIDIZERS in the OR what is the most common fuel source in the OR? Answer -Electrosurgical units, drills, heated probes, lasers, electrocautery devices, fiberoptic cords -alcohol-based prep, Collodion, drapes, ET tubes, gowns -Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide -drapes AIRWAY FIRE: what should you remove from the patient? (2) stop the flow of? what do you pour down the airway? What is the 1st line of defense to put out an OR fire? Answer -ET tube, drapes/flammable supplies -all medical gases -saline -noncombustible/nonflammable solutions from back table or smothering technique