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手術時の煙が看護師の生活にどのような影響を与えたかを知る

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150 CHEMICALS3
found in surgical smoke including:

HEALTH
IMPACT
KEY

Lung
Damage

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Brain
Damage

Brain icon

May Cause
Cancer

Cancer icon

Reproductive
Complications

Fetus icon

Heart
Damage

Heart icon

ベンゼン

Benzene symbol

Cancer and Fetus icons

シアン化水素

Hydrogen Cyanide symbol

Brain and Heart icons

トルエン

Toluene symbol

Brain, Heart and Fetus icons

ホルムアルデヒド

Formaldehyde symbol

Cancer and Lung icons

77%

外科手術時の煙の粒子は標準的な手術用マスクでは除去できない4

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88% decrease in exposure to particles with the use od smoke evacuators

ULPAフィルター

HEPAフィルターより高性能

ULPAフィルターは0.1ミクロンの粒子を99.9999%の効率で除去することができます6

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HEPAフィルターは0.3ミクロンの粒子しか除去できません。ほとんどのウイルスは0.3ミクロンよりも小さいです6

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活性炭フィルターとの併用

手術時の煙が予想される場合は、活性炭フィルター付きULPAフィルターを使用した排煙装置を使用してください..

医療外科用真空システムを使用する場合は、吸引壁コネクタと吸引キャニスターの間に活性炭フィルター付きインラインULPAフィルターを設置してください.

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18 STATES

have mandated smoke evacuation legislation and many more are voting on the issue.

US smoke legislation map

The choice is in your hands.

Nurse and Surgeon looking at each other in an OR setting

Nurses and surgical staff worldwide are taking a stand against exposure to surgical smoke.
YOU CAN JOIN THEM.

1Steege AL, Boiano JM, Sweeney MH. Secondhand smoke in the operating room? Precautionary practices lacking for surgical smoke. Am J Ind Med. 2016;59(11):1020-1031.
2Sahaf, O., Vega-Carrascal, I., Cunningham, F., McGrath, J., Bloomfield, F., (2007). Chemical Composition of smoke produced by high-frequency electrosurgery. Irish Journal of Medical Science, DOI: 10.1007/si1845-007-0068-0
3Pierce JS, Lacey SE, Lippert JF, Lopez R, Franke JE. Laser-generated air contaminants from medical laser applications: a state-of-the-science review of exposure characterization, health effects, and control. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011;8(7):447-466
4Liu Y, Song Y, Hu X, Yan L, Zhu X. Awareness of surgical smoke hazards and enhancement of surgical smoke prevention among the gynecologists. Journal of Cancer, 2019; 10(12):2788-2799
5Karjalainen M, Kontunen A, Saari S, Rönkkö T, Lekkala J, Roine A, Oksala N. The characterization of surgical smoke from various tissues and its implications for occupational safety. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 12;13(4):e0195274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195274. PMID: 29649244; PMCID: PMC5896939
6Ingle, L. Thinking of Buying... A Surgical Smoke Evacuation System. Outpatient Surgery Magazine, Dec. 2005, https://ww-w.aorn.org/outpatient-surgery/articles/outpatient-surgery-magazine/2005/december/thinking-of-buying-surgical-smoke-evacuation-system