Our practice awareness with volatile gases and vapours
Stephens-Borg, K.
Journal of Perioperative Practice 23(3): 48-52
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1750-4589 PMID: 23586189 Document Number: 667032
The distinctive aroma that once identified hospitals is reminiscent of the days of using open ether anaesthesia. Throughout this period the risk of explosions posed a very real threat to operating theatres, and the attention to safety produced the means of maintaining security for clinical practitioners; moreover protecting the vulnerability of the unconscious patient. The creation of the Davy lamp in 1815 was to spark our continual awareness regarding the impact of gas and chemical pollution.