Best Practices for Fire Prevention in Perioperative Settings

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4. “Adoption of new fire safety requirements for religious non-medical health care institutions (RNHCIs), ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), hospice, programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE), hospitals, long term care (LTC), intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs/MR), and critical access hospitals (CAHs)” (May 8, 2003) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter03-21.pdf (accessed 23 April 2006)
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7. In: “AORN guidance statement: Fire prevention in the operating room” in Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines . Denver: AORN, Inc; 2006;p. 251–259
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14. In: “AORN resolution on responsibility for mentoring” in Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines . Denver: AORN, Inc; 2006;p. 363
15. In: AORN Perioperative Orientation Resources: A Guide to Orientation, Recruitment and Retention . Denver: AORN, Inc; 2006;p. 33