ASC operating rooms can be dangerous breeding grounds for fire outbreaks, especially during head and neck surgeries when three components — an ignition source such as a cautery, fuel such as ...

The FDA recently launched a new surgical fire prevention website. Here are six recommendations for healthcare professionals on preventing surgical fires from FDA. 1. Conduct a fire risk assessment at ...

Surgical fires are the seventh most hazardous healthcare technology for 2012, according to an ECRI Institute report. The report, “2012 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards,” discusses the dangers of ...

Three leaders at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., recently wrote a column in The Post-Standard in response to a recent article detailing a surgical fire event that occurred at the hospital two years ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Safety Technologies (SST), the global leader in AI-driven clinical intelligence, today announced the general availability of two breakthrough mobile ...

The digital and technological revolution is transforming surgical education, training, and leadership at an unprecedented pace. Artificial intelligence, large language models, augmented reality, ...