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Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Related Patient Injury: FDA Safety Communication

Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Related Patient Injury: FDA Safety Communication Date Issued: May 29, 2018 Audience: All health care professionals involved in surgical procedures, including: surgeons, surgical technicians, anesthesiologists, anesthesiologist assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), physician assistants, nurses, etc. Health care facility staff responsible for patient safety and risk management. Purpose: The …

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Healthcare Purchasing News – June 2018 Product Picks

June 2018 Product Picks: GloShield makes the list! Protection from surgical burns and fires during scope procedures GloShield by Jackson Medical is a single-use disposable safety device that fits on the distal (scope) connector of a fiber-optic light cable to prevent fires in the operating room. During scope procedures, the fiber-optic light cables exceed …

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Jackson Medical’s GloShield Leads the Way in Making “Never Events” Obsolete in the Operating Room

Overheating lighting instruments coupled with human error are a leading cause of intraoperative fires and patient burns. The healthcare system refers to these as “never events” so they should never happen, right? But, data suggests that they occur more than twice a day. This was a red flag for co-founders James Rains and Kamil Makhnejia. …

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